2002 MALTA XPRUNARA LM 10 GOLD COIN PROOF-LIKE GOLD

In Presentation Case

Struck by: Royal Mint, UK

Mintage: 25,000

Obverse Coin Designer: Noel Galea Bason

Reverse Coin Designer: Joseph Muscat MQR

Value: Lm10

Obverse: New Emblem of the Republic

Reverse: Xprunara Sailing Boat

Composition: Gold, finesse 999/000

Weight: 1.244g

Diameter: 13.92mm

The speronara (Maltese: xprunara) was a type of small merchant craft originating from Malta which was used in the Mediterranean from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. The vessels usually had no deck and only one mast, often with a lateen or sprit sail. Some larger vessels had a half deck or up to three masts.

They were common in the trade between Malta and Sicily, and they also traveled to other ports in the Mediterranean.