Lm1 · Merill · blue rock thrush · 1991 design
1991 design introduced · Central Bank of Malta
Merill · blue rock thrush provides the identifying design on this Lm1 coin. The 1991 revision kept the flora and fauna motifs but replaced the national-side emblem with the newer heraldic coat of arms. This distinguishes it from the otherwise similar 1986 issue. Dates and proof finishes are not counted as additional design types. Compare the emblem together with the motif when assigning a specimen to its family.

Central Bank of Malta · CBM acknowledged-source reproduction permission · Sources

Central Bank of Malta · CBM acknowledged-source reproduction permission · Sources
Technical specifications
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 13 g
- Diameter
- 29.82 mm
- Edge
- Lettered
- Total mintage
- Unknown / not verified
- Obverse
- New heraldic coat of arms
- Reverse
- Merill · blue rock thrush
- Emblem
- New heraldic coat of arms
- Design
- Merill · blue rock thrush
- Colour
- Unknown / not verified
- Serial format
- Unknown / not verified
Dating and classification
Circulation design type
Sources
Checked:
- Central Bank of Malta — First Fifty Years, pp. 144–145
- Malta Numismatic Society — Decimalisation
- Central Bank of Malta — Definitive coins second series (archived official 2007 sheet)
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