2025 Maltese Cross 5 Euro 1oz Silver Proof Like Coin

Name: 2025 Maltese Cross 5 Euro 1oz Silver Proof Like Coin
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The 2025 Maltese Cross 5 Euro 1oz Silver Proof Like Coin comes in an individual protective Coin capsule

COIN INFORMATION

Maltese Cross

The Maltese cross has become an iconic part of the country of Malta’s heritage and culture over the course of hundreds of years. Most commonly associated with the Knights of Malta, the symbol is now used on everything from coins to the logo of different organizations and institutions internationally. It is said that the points on the cross denote the eight aspirations and obligations of the knights, “to live in truth, have faith, repent one’s sins, give proof of humility, love justice, be merciful, be sincere and wholehearted, and to endure persecution.” To this day, the Maltese cross remains the symbol of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and organizations dedicated to medical and humanitarian aid and protection.

While this coin is a modern day technologically advanced bullion coin, its origins live in our history. The Maltese cross is an internationally recognized and adored symbol, and bridges the past with the present.

The obverse: of the coin shows at its centre the Coat of Arms of the Central Bank of Malta. At centre, a shield divided in three parts; in the top part, a horizontal key as a symbol of economic progress and security; the lower parts have “heraldic hatching” indicating a white background on the left, and a red background on the right – the colours of the flag of Malta; in the left part, the George Cross, awarded to Malta for bravery in April 1942 by King George VI. Above the shield, a crest surrounded by laurel and palm branches, symbols of honour and peace respectively, supporting a mural crown on top – symbolic of Malta’s historic role as a fortress, on the sides, the shield is supported by two armoured and helmeted Knights of Malta holding large swords, representing confidence and strength, the two virtues incorporated in the Bank’s motto. These symbolise some of the greatest pages in Malta’s long military history, which, for more than two-and-a-half centuries, was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. The plumed helmet of a knight which surmounts the shield also has a special connection to Malta as it was modelled on one found on a monument in the 16th century Co-Cathedral of St John in Valletta, built by the Knights, On a ribbon below, the motto in Latin: FIDUCIA FORTIS (“In Confidence Strength”), and the date the bank was founded, 1968, Around above, the name of the issuing authority: CENTRAL BANK OF MALTA, on the sides of the Coat of Arms, two small Maltese crosses. Below, the face value 5 EURO.

The reverse: design shows at its centre a large Maltese Cross, consisting of four “V” or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles. At its centre, the George Cross, Around above, the name of the country: MALTA. On a small ribbon below, the date of issue 2025, On the left and on the right (twice), the purity of the metal:9999. Around below, 1 OZ FINE SILVER (i.e., one troy ounce of 99.99% silver), The background is textured with thin straight lines, with a floral motif around the cross in the centre.