4th series - Old Arms - Alfons Maria Galea
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1975
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4th series - Old Arms - Alfons Maria Galea
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Alfons Maria Galea was born in Valletta in 1861. He was a successful businessman. Galea was a noted philanthropist and contributed to the financing of the Good Shepherd Convent in Balzan. He also funded a girl's oratory and founded the Salesian Boy's Institute in Sliema. He contributed to the development of Maltese literature, and during the period 1899-1915 edited a series of 150 books entitled "Il-Mogħdija taż-Żmien". Alfons Maria Galea died in 1941.
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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
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Lm2
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32
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10
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0.987
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Pietro Giampaoli
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Malta Mint
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2,000
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