Self Government - Proof

The third in a series of five coins commemorating Malta’s Constitutional History. This coin with the theme Self-government, 1921 is the third coin in the series of €2 commemorative coins highlighting milestones in Malta’s Constitutional History. Malta was granted a form of self-rule by the British government in 1921, in the aftermath of the First World War and the socio-economic hardship it left in its wake. Although Britain retained direct control over various key administrative functions, the new constitution granted Malta increased powers of self-government including an elected Cabinet of Ministers which for the first time became responsible for the administration of local affairs. The coin reverse shows the common €2 side while the obverse (national side) depicts a map of the Maltese islands and a representation of the Maltese population designed by the Maltese artist Ganni Bonnici. Actual sizes of coins may vary from pictures