Monastic State of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1530-1798), Military Adminsitration of Malta (1798-1800), Protectorate of Malta (1800-1813), Crown Colony of Malta (1813-1962), State of Malta (1962-1974), Republic of Malta (1974-present)
Independent state (1530-1798, 1964-present), French Military Occupation (1798-1800), British Territory (1800-1964)
Location: Maltese Archipelago
Capital City: Birgu (1530-1571), Valletta (1571-present)
Government type: Theocratic Elective Monarchy (1530-1798), French Military Administration (1798-1800), British Protectorate (1800-1813), British Colony (1813-1921, 1933-1962), Autonomous British Dependency (1921-1933, 1962-1964), Constitutional Monarchy (1964-1974), Republic (1974)
Main languages: Maltese, English, Italian
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1530: Islands of Malta given to the Knights Hospitaller by the King of Sicily
1565: Ottoman Great Siege of Malta
1651-1665: Maltese attempts to establish Caribbean colonies
1798: France invades Malta and forces the knights to surrender the islands
1800: British counter-invasion expels French and governs islands nominally on behalf of Sicily
1802: France abandons claims by the Treaty of Amiens which stipulates that Malta be returned to the knights
1813: Britain makes Malta a crown colony
1814: Sicily and the Knights drop claims to Malta
1921-1933: Self-rule granted
1940-1943: Malta under siege by Germany and Italy
1962: Self-rule restored
1964: Independence from Britain
1974: Republic established
Currency
Scudo (1530-1825)
1 Scudo = 12 Tari = 240 Grani = 1440 Piccioli
Pound (1825-1972)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings =240 Pence = 960 Farthings
Lira (1972-2007)
1 Lira = 100 Cents = 1000 Mils
Euro (2008-present)
1 Euro = 100 Euro Cents
Coins from Malta in the collection
Hospitaller State (1530-1798)
•1 Grano, 1638 (Grand Master Giovanni Paolo Lascaris (1636-1657), copper, KM#70)
•1 Grano, 1693 (Grand Master Adrian de Wignacourt (1690-1697), copper, KM#124)
•1 Grano, 1706 (Grand Master Ramon Perellos y Roccaful (1697-1720), copper, KM#140)
•1 Grano, 1778 (Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-1797), copper, KM#298.2)
•1 Taro, 1786 (Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-1797), copper, KM#331.3)
•2 Taro, 1779 (Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-1797), silver, KM#301.2)
•2 Scudo, 1796 (Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-1797), silver, KM#343)
Commonwealth Realm (1964-1974)
•2 Mil, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), aluminum-magnesium, Llantrisant mint, KM#5)
•3 Mil, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), aluminum-magnesium, Llantrisant mint, KM#6)
•5 Mil, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), aluminum-magnesium, Llantrisant mint, KM#7)
•2 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#9)
•5 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#10)
•10 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1974), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#11)
Republic (1974-present)
•1 Cent, 1982 (bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#8)
•1 Cent, 1986 (nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#78)
•1 Cent, 1998 (nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#93)
•5 Cent, 1986 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#77)
•10 Cent, 1986 (cupronickel, Valletta mint, KM#76)
•25 Cent, 1975 (nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#29) Commemorative: 1st Anniversary of Republic
•1 Lira, 1986 (nickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#82)
•10 Euro Cent, 2008 (nordic gold, Paris mint, KM#128)
•1 Euro, 2008 (cupronickel-plated nickel center in nickel brass ring, Paris mint, KM#131)
Banknotes from Malta in the collection
Commonwealth Realm (1964-1974)
•5 Lira, 1973 (P#32)
Republic (1974-present)
•1 Lira, 1979 (P#34)