Malta BU 2017

The BU set of Malta 2017 is the second set in the series of seven BU sets issued from 2016 to 2022. The subject of this series is the Maltese prehistoric monuments. This second set of this series, the BU set 2017, has the theme of the Hagar Qim temples near Qrendi in Malta. Qrendi is located in southern Malta and the temples are located on a hill overlooking the island of Filfla, which is the southernmost point of Malta. The Hagar Qim temples are one of the largest stone monuments in the world. They are also one of the oldest free-standing megaliths (stone monuments) in the world (3,600 - 3,200 BC). The temples are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In the BU set of Malta 2017, the complete series of Eurocoins of Malta 2017 has been packaged. As an extra in this set Malta's special 2 Euro 2017 Hagar Qim is include. The uniqueness of this set is that in the lower star of the coins the letter F is printed. This indicates that the coins were struck in France. The special 2 Euro Hagar Qim also has the F in the st ar, as opposed to the same coin that will be issued later in 2017 with no letter in the star! The edition of the BU set of Malta 2017 is 25,000 copies, which means that only 25,000 Maltese 2 Euro 2017 Hagar Qim coins have the letter F in the star!