2022 Malta €10 Silver Proof Coin "First Performance of the Innu Malti 100 Years"

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 1,500 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 38.61 mm
• Weight: 28.28 grams
• Design: Noel Galea Bason
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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The ‘Innu Malti’ - Malta’s national anthem - came into being shortly after Malta, then a British colony, was granted a measure of self-government in 1921. The ‘Innu Malti’ combines the verses written by Dun Karm Psaila and the music of Robert Samut.

The “Innu Malti” was first performed in public on December 27, 1922 during a concert held by the Elementary School Teachers’ Dramatic Club at the Manoel Theatre. It became very popular with the Maltese and in 1941 it was given official status by the local authorities. However, as Malta was a British colony, the ‘Innu Malti’ could not be referred to as the Maltese National Anthem, but as the ‘Hymn of Malta’.

It was only when Malta attained independence in 1964 that the ‘Innu Malti’ was formally recognized as the National Anthem of Malta, and was formally inscribed as such in the Maltese Constitution.

The reverse shows portraits of Dun Karm Psaila and Prof. Robert Samut, the writer and composer of the 'Innu Malti'.

The obverse depicts the coat of arms of Malta as well as the year of issue and the stars of Europe.