Malta Currency - Malta Money - Malta Banks

Maltese Currency - Maltese Money - Maltese Banks

Malta Currency - What currency does Malta use?

The euro replaced the Maltese lira as the official currency of Malta on 1 January 2008 at the irrevocable fixed exchange rate of 0.4293 MTL per 1 euro.

The lira was abbreviated as Lm, although the traditional ₤ sign was often used locally. In English, the Maltese currency was sometimes referred to as the pound.

Malta Money - Maltese Euro Paper Money and Euro Coins

Malta Bank Notes - €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500

Each banknote has its own colour and is dedicated to an artistic period of European architecture. The front of the note features windows or gateways while the back has bridges.

All euro notes are of a common design.

There are €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500 notes in circulation.

Malta Coins - Obverse of Maltese euro coinage

All euro coins have a common side, and a national side chosen by the issuing bank.

There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 eurocent and 1, 2 euro coins for each country.

The sizes of the images below are not representative of any particular value of Maltese coin! These are just the designs shown on the 'heads' sides of Maltese eurocent and euro coins.

Malta currency - euro

1, 2, & 5 cent (eurocents)

Image of the Mnajdra temple altar

3 sizes - mm - mm - mm

Copper Alloy

Malta currency - euro

10, 20, & 50 cent (eurocents)

Image of the Coat-of-arms of Malta

3 sizes - mm - mm - mm

Nickel Alloy

Malta currency - euro

1, euro

Image of the Maltese Cross

1 size - mm

Bi-metallic

Malta currency - euro

2, euro

Image of the Maltese Cross

1 sizes - mm

Bi-metalic

Malta Banks

The Central Bank is called the 'Central Bank of Malta'

Commercial Banks:

Akbank - APS Bank - Banif Bank (Malta) - Bank of Valletta - BAWAG Malta Bank - CommBank Europe - Erste Bank (Malta) - FIMBank - Finansbank (Malta) - Fortis Bank Malta - HSBC Bank Malta - Investkredit International Bank - Izola Bank - Lombard Bank Malta - Mediterranean Bank - Raiffeisen Malta Bank - Saadgroup Bank Europe - Sparkasse Bank Malta - The International Banking Corporation (Malta) - Turkiye Garanti Bankasi - Volksbank Malta

HSBC Bank Malta plc is the largest bank in Malta and a subsidiary of HSBC. It is the former Mid-Med Bank and the second-oldest bank in Malta. HSBC's Malta headquarters are at 233 Republic Street, Valletta. It offers a comprehensive range of financial products and services via a network of around 60 branches and offices throughout Malta and Gozo.

HSBC Bank Malta is part of the European region within the HSBC Group and therefore reports to HSBC Bank plc. HSBC Malta has offices in Melbourne and Toronto to serve the very strong and influential Maltese communities in each country, along with an offshore banking operation in Malta itself.