Malta's first coin in its 2012 Coin Programme - the €2 coin commemorating ''Ten years of the Euro'' will be issued in circulation quality in rolls of 25 coins each by the Central Bank tomorrow.

This commemorative coin will be issued by all euro area countries and will have a common design on the national side of the coin.

It was designed by an Austrian mint designer and was selected by an international jury in a competition organised by the ECB.

The design symbolises the way in which the euro has established itself as a major currency after ten years of existence. It shows its importance in the lives of the euro area community, in trade, in industry and in energy.

The coin will be made available in limited quantities to those who have submitted an order on the bank's prescribed form.

It will not be available for sale over the counter. As the number of orders substantially exceeded the amount of coins that the bank is permitted to issue, the bank said it was not in a position to fully meet all requests.

It will be contacting all who placed their orders to inform them of their allocation, the means of payment and the dates on which they will be requested to collect the coins.