6th series - Sir Luigi Preziosi
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1977
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6th series - Sir Luigi Preziosi
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Luigi Preziosi was born in Sliema in 1888. He graduated in medicine in 1910 and later studied in Rome. In 1920 he obtained a diploma in ophtalmology from Oxford. He lectured at the University of Malta and in 1924 was appointed surgeon at the Central Hospital in Floriana. Preziosi created an original method for the treatment of glaucoma, which gained him international acclaim. Preziosi was also involved in politics. He died in 1965.
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Type
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Denomination
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Diameter (mm)
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Gross Weight (g)
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Finesse
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Designer
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Mint
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Mintage
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Silver Proof
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Lm2
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28.5
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11.31
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0.925
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Pietro Giampaoli
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Malta Mint
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2,437
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Silver BU
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Lm2
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28.5
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11.31
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0.925
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Pietro Giampaoli
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Malta Mint
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