| Description : The coin design of the student Ymen Riahi emerged
victorious from design competitions of the "From Children with Solidarity" campaign at secondary schools in Malta ‐
the proceeds of the minting will be donated to a relief organisation. The coin design shows a compilation of popular
traditional games and toys used by Maltese children, such as marbles, spinning tops, balls and kites, as they are
traditionally made and flown. Three bees flying in a circle allude to a popular Maltese children's song. The Maltese
jumping game "Il-Passju" is also presented: a chalk grid is drawn on the street with numbers from 1 to 9 representing the
nine months of pregnancy. Each of the two children playing has to throw a stone onto each numbered square, starting with
number one. If the stone lands on the correct number, the player must hop onto the corresponding square. If they succeed,
they move on to the next number. If the stone does not land on the correct square, it is the other player's turn. The
winner is the first player to reach number 9. At the top the name of the issuing country "Malta" is shown and at the
bottom the year of issue "2020". The coin was produced without a mint mark by the French mint Monnaie de Paris in
Plessac; on Coincard specimens the year is flanked on the right by a cornucopia as their mint mark. |
