Malta 2 Euro 2023 Napoleon Bonaparte + Nicolas Copernicus

2023 Maltese coins 'Napoleon Bonaparte' & 'Nicolas Copernicus' Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and dictator who was born in Corsica on 15th August, 1769. He committed a coup d'état in 1799 and had himself proclaimed Emperor of France in 1804. During his reign he managed to bring a large part of Europe under his authority. Malta had already been under French rule since 1798, but Napoleon Bonaparte later had an important role in this. He introduced, among other things, free education and freedom of the press. Because the French occupied Malta 225 years ago and Napoleon Bonaparte played an important role in this, Malta has decided to issue this special 2 Euro coin. On the face of the coin is the text '225TH ANNIVERSARY ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH IN MALTA'. The French sower is depicted together with the year of issue, 2023, and the years 1798-2023. Nicholas Copernicus was an astronomer and mathematician who placed the sun at the centre of the universe, instead of the Earth. He did this using a heliocentric model. Nicholas Copernicus was born in the Hanseatic city of Thorn, which was under Polish authority. He spoke no fewer than seven languages, including Latin, Greek, Italian, Polish and German. He was born 550 years ago, in the year 1473, which is why the Maltese Bank has decided to issue this special 2 Euro coin. The obverse of the coin depicts Nicholas Copernicus in front of his heliocentric model, in which the sun is positioned centrally in the universe. Furthermore, his name NICOLAUS COPERNICUS (Nicolaas Copernicus), the year of issue, 2023, and the country name, Malta, are shown along with the years 1473-1543. The coins are both packaged in beautiful packaging and both have a mintage of only 70,000 copies.