2 Euro Commemorative coins Malta 2011

First of the "Maltese constitutional history" series: First election of representatives in 1849

The Obverse depicts a hand in the act of depositing a ballot paper in an urn commemorating the election of the first Maltese representatives in the National Assembly in 1849, during British domination. Above, arched to the right, the inscription "MALTA - First elected representatives 1849"; below, the minting year. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve Maltese crosses.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).