300th Anniversary of the death of painter Mattia Preti
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1999
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300th Anniversary of the death of painter Mattia Preti
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The Central Bank of Malta issued this silver commemorative coin to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Mattia Preti. The coin has been issued to honour and offer tribute to Mattia Preti, the celebrated Calabrese painter, whose works, mostly of a religious character, adorn several churches in various towns and villages on these Islands. The coin, on the reverse, shows a self-portrait of Mattia Preti and a drawing of St John the Baptist - a detail from one of his works. The years of his lifetime (1613–1699) are shown to his left. The obverse of the coin shows the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta and the year of issue, 1999.
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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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Lm5
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38.61
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28.28
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0.925
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Noel Galea Bason
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Royal Mint, UK
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5,000
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