Malta 2017 Hagar Qim Temple
Unesco World Heritage Site: Maltese prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim
The coin depicts the prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim. At the top
right the inscriptions ‘HAGAR QIM’, ‘TEMPLES’ and the years ‘3600-3200 BC’ one
under the other. At the bottom left the name of the country of issuance ‘MALTA’
and underneath the year of issuance ‘2017’. At the bottom right the initials
‘NGB’ of the artist Noel Galea Bason. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars
of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 350'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Malta
Year of release - 2017
