Malta. The new set with three tariffs silver underlines the history of the early rail ride

Levied last month during a ceremony in the Malta Railway Museum in Birkirkara. Malta Railway Company Limited was founded and a 99-year state concession for the construction of a railway line between Valletta and Maltas Second City Mdina.

The railroad was officially inaugurated on February 28, 1883 and established a necessary connection from Valletta to Mdina and later Mtarfa, which served as an important connection in Malta during the British colonial era. The railway was colloquially known locally on Malteser as colloquially IL vapur Tal-Art Or the country ship and had initial success and popularity. But after the time, the number of passengers faded unexpectedly and in April 1890 the private company had to do its business. In the assumption that the railway line still performed an important service, the government decided to resume the railway service again in February 1892. As a result of this decision and in 1895, plans to extend the railway line over the notabill station were exceeded. A tunnel was excavated under Mdina so that the railway places passenger traffic from the Mtarfa barracks. The current museum station, named after the Roman Domus Museum in Rabat, was also built as part of the expansion. The railway expansion cost around £ 20,000 and was inaugurated on June 9, 1900. In view of Malta, however, a small island country and the additional selection of motorized buses, which were introduced in Malta in the 1920s, are moved the railroad with a fatal blow. The railway service was officially ended on April 2, 1931.

The Silver Proof coins are produced by the Royal Dutch Mint in their facilities in Houten, the Netherlands and on behalf of the central bank of Malta. Designed by engraver and artist Miriam Mazzalli, the front of each of the three coins in the set, the famous steam locomotives from 1883 to 1931 and the innovative spirit of the time on the railroad pays and capture the essence of an era when the railway symbolizes progress and connectivity on the island. The text is located above every design and along the left half along the edge IL vapur Tal-Art (the country ship) with the denomination 10 euros placed over every representation. Along the lower edge just below the primary design is the additional text The Malta Railway. The back of each coin was designed by the handcrafted engraver Noel Galea Bason and has the coat of arms of Malta together with the text MALTA Left and the year of the edition 2025 right. The coat of arms is surrounded by twelve stars that represent the European Union.

Each coin is available as a complete three -part set and is encapsulated and presented in a custom case that corresponds to all coins and is accompanied with an authenticity certificate. For more information, see the Malta Coin Center e-web shop.