Product Description
B208b (P35b): 5 liri - Date: 1967 (1979) - (demonetized 31.01.2018) - Signature: 8 - Grade: Unc - Colour: Violet. Front: Maltese text; map of Malta, Comino, and Gozo in compass rose; statue of Culture; emblem of Republic. Back: English text; national bird, the Blue Rock Thrush (merill); factory buildings in Marsa Industrial Estate; bank coat of arms. Solid security thread. Watermark: Female head with fortress as crown. Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED. - Size: 145 x 77 mm. - Material: paper. - With 2 dots for the blind.
1967 (1979) Third Series Issues
The third series was issued on 30 March 1979 (to mark Freedom Day, when NATO/British forces left the island), maintaining the same denominations as the preceding issues, but with new designs. Three years after its introduction, the original design was slightly modified with the addition of intaglio dots in the upper right front to assist the visually impaired in distinguishing between denominations.
