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5 Liri
| Issuer | Central Bank of Malta |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Currency | Lira (1972-2007) |
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| Reverse description | Aerial view of the Marsa Industrial Estate occupies the central register, rendered in intaglio engraving against a purple-toned guilloche background. The Maltese coat of arms is positioned at upper right, and a blue rock thrush (the national bird of Malta) appears at lower left. The English denomination inscription is centred at the bottom of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Malta's 1979 note series was the first issued under the Central Bank following the country's 1974 transition to a republic, replacing earlier notes that still carried the monarch's cipher. The 5 Liri occupied the upper end of everyday circulation denominations and saw heavy use through the 1980s before the series was phased out.
De La Rue printed the full series in London. Wear patterns on surviving examples tend to concentrate at the vertical fold lines — consistent with wallet storage common to higher-value notes held rather than spent quickly.