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2 Liri
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta Din il-karta tal-flus hija valuta legali għal ŻEWĠ LIRI f`Malta u maħruġa bl-awtorità ta' l-Att ta' l-1967 tal-Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta Lm2 (Translation: Central Bank of Malta, This banknote is legal tender for Two Liri in Malta and issued with the authority of the Central Bank of Malta Act of 1967) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Malta's 1989 series marked a significant redesign from the previous generation of lira notes, with De La Rue retaining the contract they had held for Maltese currency since independence. The 2 Liri sits in the middle of a four-denomination set — 1, 2, 5, and 10 — all issued within the same window and sharing a unified format and security philosophy that now looks sparse against later issues.
The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature on this type, which became a genuine vulnerability by the mid-1990s as counterfeiting technology improved. The series was progressively withdrawn ahead of the more secure 1994 issues.