2 Euro Commemorative coins Malta 2013

Third of the "Maltese constitutional history" series: Establishment of Self-Government in 1921

The Obverse depicts a map of the Maltese archipelago and a representation of the population; the coin was issued to commemorate the UK's granting of a form of self-government in 1921. At the top is the arched inscription "MALTA - Self-government 1921" and at the bottom, the minting year. The mintmark (below, between two stars) is present only in the BU sets, absent in the circulation coins. 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).