2021 Malta €2 Coin Issue "World Heritage: Tarxien Temples"

• Mint: Monnaie de Paris
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: UNC/BU
• Issue limit: 150,000 (no mint mark)/20,000 (MdP mint mark)
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Design: Noel Galea Bason

This is the sixth coin in a series of seven dedicated to Malta's unique prehistoric sites.

The Tarxien Temples are an archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta, consisting of three separate, but attached, temple structures dating to approximately 3150 BC.

The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta.

The coin reverse shows the common €2 side. The obverse (national side), designed by Noel Galea Bason, shows a representation of Tarxien Temples.

The €2 commemorative coin has only been issued with a low limit of 181,000 coins (150,000 uncirculated in rolls without any mint mark, 11,000 in the BU sets, and 20,000 in BU quality packaged in a coin card with the French cornucopia mint mark only).