End of military facilities
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1979
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End of military facilities
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In 1971 the Malta Labour Party, led by Dominic Mintoff, was elected to government and immediately indicated that it wanted to re-negotiate the lease of military facilities with the United Kingdom. After protracted talks, the lease was extended until the end of March 1979. The British forces in Malta began a gradual, winding-down process until the destroyer, HMS London, the last representative of the British forces in Malta, sailed out of the Grand Harbour on 1 April 1979. From then on, Malta no longer offered military facilities to any foreign power.
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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 BU
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Lm1
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23.6
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5.66
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0.925
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Luciano Micallef/Noel Galea Bason
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Malta Mint
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50,000
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Silver Proof
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Lm1
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23.6
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5.66
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0.925
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Luciano Micallef/Noel Galea Bason
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Franklin Mint, USA
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1,294
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