Malta since its independence in 1964 from the United Kingdom it has issued several commemorative coins denominated in the Maltese Lira. In 1972, as soon as the Maltese placed aside their former colonial’s currency, the British pound and adopted the Maltese lira, Malta issued the first commemorative coin denominated in the Maltese lira. The Jean De La Valette commemorative coins issued in 2007 were the last Maltese commemorative coins to be denominated in the Maltese lira as Malta joined the eurozone on 1 January 2008. Most of the coins issued by Malta are made up of gold or silver and sometimes of Copper and Nickel alloys.
These were the first commemorative coins to be issued by Malta and denominated in the Maltese Lira
1972 Manwel Dimech Silver Lm11972 Fort St. Angelo (Forti Sant' Anġlu) Silver Lm21972 Hand-held Torch over map of Malta Gold Lm51972 Maltese stone charcoal stove (Kenur) Gold Lm101972 Merill - Malta's National Bird Gold Lm201972 Neptune Statue (Nettunu) Gold Lm501973 Sir Temi Zammit Silver Lm11973 Mdina Gate (Bieb l-Imdina) Silver Lm21973 Senglea vedette (Gardjola) Gold Lm101973 Dolphin Fountain (Funtana tad-Dniefel) Gold Lm201973 Auberge de Castille (Berġa ta' Kastilja) Gold Lm501974 Francesco Giovanni Abela (Ġan Franġisk Abela) Silver Lm21974 Cottonera Gate (Bieb Kottoner) Silver Lm41974 Widnet il-Baħar Gold Lm101974 Gozo boat with lateen sails (Dgħajsa tal-Latini) Gold Lm201974 First Romano Maltese Coin Gold Lm50The 1975 coins were minted twice, with different coats of arms on the reverse.
1975 Alfonso Maria Galea Silver Lm21975 St Agatha's Tower (Torri ta' Sant' Agata) at Qammiegħ Silver Lm41975 Maltese Falcon Gold Lm101975 The Fresh Water Crab (Qabru) Gold Lm201975 Ornamental Stone Balcony (Gallarija tal-Ġebel) Gold Lm501976 Ġużè Ellul Mercer Silver Lm21976 Fort Manoel Gate (Bieb il-Forti Manwel) Silver Lm41976 Swallow Tail Butterfly (Farfett tal-Fejġel) Gold Lm101976 Kanġu ta' Filfla Gold Lm201976 Ornamental Maltese door knocker (Ħabbata) Gold Lm501977 Kelb tal-Fenek Silver Lm11977 Luigi Preziosi Silver Lm21977 Xarolla Windmill (Il-Mitħna ta' Xarolla) at Żurrieq Silver Lm51977 Romano - Maltese Coin Gold Lm251977 L-Imnara : Maltese Lamp Gold Lm501977 Les Gavroches' Gold Lm1001979 Foreign Military Facilities in Malta Silver Lm11981 First World Food Day (Jum Dinji tal-Ikel) Silver Lm21981 UN Children's Fund (Fonti tal-ĠM għat-Tfal) Silver Lm51983 Understanding Gold Lm1001983 Architectural Barriers Silver Lm51984 First World Fisheries Conference Silver Lm51984 Wignacourt (1844), Tigre (1839), Providenza (1848), Strangier (1813) Silver Lm51984 Decade for Women Silver Lm51985 Malta - 1862 Silver Lm51985 Maria Dacoutros - 1902 Silver Lm51985 Tagliaferro - 1882 Silver Lm51985 L'Isle Adam - 1883 Silver Lm51986 Dwejra II - 1969 Silver Lm51986 Knight of Malta - 1929 Silver Lm51986 Saver - 1943 Silver Lm51986 Valletta City - 1917 Silver Lm51988 20th Anniversary CBM Silver Lm51989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Gold Lm1001989 25th Anniversary of Malta's Independence Silver Lm21990 Visit to Malta Pope John Paul II Silver Lm51990 EEC - Malta Association Agreement Silver Lm51991 Save the Children Fund Silver Lm51992 George Cross Silver Lm51992 George Cross Gold Lm251993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Gold Lm251993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Silver Lm51993 430 Years in Defence Christian Europe Cu Ni Lm11993 25th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm51993 University of Malta Silver Lm51993 World Cup 1994 Silver Lm51994 Valletta Silver Lm51995 UN 50th Anniversary Silver Lm51996 Olympic Games Silver Lm51997 UNICEF for the Children of the World Silver Lm51998 30th Anniversary of CBM Silver Lm51998 200th Anniversary Revolt Maltese vs French Silver Lm51999 Mattia Preti Silver Lm52000 Millennium Coin Silver Lm52001 Enrico Mizzi Silver Lm52002 Xprunara Gold Lm102002 Nicolò Isouard Silver Lm52003 Sir Adriano Dingli Silver Lm5Malta joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, to commemorate this, Malta issued a gold commemorative coin with a face value of Lm25
2004 Malta's Accession to the European Union Gold Lm252004 Giuseppe Calì Silver Lm52006 Sir Temi Zammit Silver Lm5These were the last Maltese commemorative coins to be denominated in the Maltese lira
2007 Jean De La Valette Silver Lm52007 Jean De La Valette Gold Lm25