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Thursday 31 October 2024

3495) Iċ-Ċittadella and Rabat comprise the city of Victoria, Malta: A €10 (Ten Euro) Silver Coin features the City: Date/Year of Coin issue: 09/2024:

3495) Iċ-Ċittadella and Rabat comprise the city of Victoria, Malta: A €10 (Ten Euro) Silver Coin features the City: Date/Year of Coin issue: 09/2024:

The city of Victoria, comprising Rabat and iċ-Ċittadella, is the regional capital of Gozo:

Built on high ground in the centre of the island, the city has ancient roots which date back at least to the Bronze Age

In 1600, the Order of St John commissioned Giovanni Rinaldini, an Italian military engineer to remodel and upgrade the defences of iċĊittadella. 

Although by the 1760s the military importance of iċ-Ċittadella diminished, it remained the administrative seat of government in Gozo.

In 1887, at the request of some prominent Gozitans, and on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, the Ċittadella and Rabat were designated as a city, and by the Queen's consent named "Victoria". 

In 2014, a largescale rehabilitation and restoration of iċ-Ċittadella was initiated. 

The project won the 2022 Regiostars Awards. IċĊittadella has been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998.

This coin is the result of a collaboration project between the Central Bank of Malta and the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.

It is available in limited quantity and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

The silver coin featuring iċ-Ċittadella (the Citadel) is the result of a collaboration project between the Central Bank of Malta and the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.

The city of Victoria, comprising Rabat and iċ-Ċittadella, is the regional capital of Gozo. 

The Silver Coin:

The 10 Euro Silver Coin presents the city of Rabat and iċ-Ċittadella, which is the regional capital of Gozo.

The inscriptions are - "CITTADELLA. GOZO" and "10 EURO".

The specifications of this Coin are:

Denomination: €10

Diameter: 38.61 mm

Weight: 28.28g

Alloy: 0.925 silver

Minting Limit: 400 pieces

Reverse Design Noel Galea Bason

Obverse Design: Noel Galea Bason

Issue date: September 2024






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The "Knights of the Past" Silver Bullion Coin Series:

1) "Knights of Malta", Republic of Malta: "Knights of the Past Silver Coin Series": First Silver Bullion Coin in denominations of 5 and 10 Euro brought out in a collaborative arrangement with Germania Mint on behalf of the Central Bank of Malta: Year of Coin issue: 2021

2) The Great Siege of Malta - 1565, Republic of Malta: "Knights of the Post Silver Coin Series": Second Silver Bullion Coins in the denominations of 5 and 10 Euro brought out in a collaborative arrangement with Germania Mint on behalf of the Central Bank of Malta: Date of Coin issue: 24.10.2022

3) The Knights in Battle Formation, Republic of Malta: "Knights of the Past Coin Series": Third and Final Silver Bullion Coins in the denomination of 5 and 10 Euro brought out in a collaborative arrangement with Germania Mint on behalf of the Central Bank of Malta: Date/Year of Coin issue: 24.10.2023

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