2023 1 oz €5 Malta Maltese Cross Silver Coin BU

The Maltese cross is a cross symbol composed of four "V" or arrowhead-shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at right angles at a central vertex, with two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant that evolved in the 16th century from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses. Despite being most closely associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta) and, by extension, the island of Malta.

This 1oz silver coin was issued by the Central Bank of Malta.