U Thant Collection

1995 Malta Coin from United Nations 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Collection

Malta, after more than 150 years as a British Crown Colony, became an independent state within the Commomwealth in September 1964. In December that same year Malta became the 114th member of the United Nations and participates in the 50th Anniversary celebrations with the issue of a commemorative silver Proof coin with a lega tender value of five Maltese liri. Both obverse and reserve designs are the work of Maltese engraver Noel Galea Bason and declare Malta's commitment to world peace.
The obverse bears the Maltese Coat of Arms with the wreath of olive and palm branches while the reserve recalls Malta's admission to the UN in 1964 along with the inscription 'Fl-ghaqda l-paci' (Peace in Unity). Appropriately the commemorative reverse pictures the then Prime Minister of Malta Dr Giorgio Borg Olivier together with the late U Thant, Secreatry General to the UN from 1961 until 1972.

Country - Malta
Denomination - Lm5
Alloy Sterlin .925 silver
Diameter - 38.61 millimetres
Weight - 28.28 grammes
Mint - Royal Mint
Issue Limit - 125,000 coins may be struck as individual pieces of which a maximum of 100,000 may be reserved for inclusion in the United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Coin Collection.