€2 coin to mark EMU anniversary

The Central Bank will be issuing its first €2 commemorative coin on Monday.

The coin marks the 10th anniversary of the economic and monetary union (EMU).

Each euro area country will be issuing a similar coin bearing the same design but with the name of the country and "EMU 1999-2009" shown in the respective language.

The deliberately primitive design of the coin symbolises the euro as the latest step in the long history of trade up to the formation of economic and monetary union. It is the work of George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor from the minting department at the Bank of Greece.

The coin will be available for sale in rolls of 25 coins each at a price of €57.75 per roll, inclusive of VAT.

Purchases can be made from the counters of the Malta Coin Distribution Centre at the Central Bank, Castille Place, Valletta, as from Monday. A number of coins will also be issued in normal circulation on the same date.

For more information call 2550 6005 or send an e-mail to mcdc@centralbankmalta.org.