Set the scene.
Before that date Malta still used British coins. The Central Bank’s new series introduced locally issued decimal coinage.
Here’s the twist.
The denominations included cents and smaller mils: 50, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cent, plus 5, 3 and 2 mils.
Why it still matters.
Try sorting those values into a shopkeeper’s tray. A monetary reform becomes an everyday story when people have to recognise new coins and count their change.
🧠 One to think about +
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