Children’s Coin Design competition 2018-2020

The Central Bank of Malta, in collaboration with the Ministry for Education and Employment and the Office of the President of Malta on behalf of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation, is launching a coin design competition for students in all secondary, higher secondary schools and MCAST.

The competition involves the submission of art designs for three €2 commemorative coins to be issued under the programme entitled From children in solidarity.

The coin programme consists of a series of five coins with the first theme Love already issued in 2016 and the second, Peace, was issued on 13 November.

The three coins will have the following themes: 2018 – Cultural Heritage 2019 – Nature/Environment 2020 – Games Participants, who have to be under the age of 18, may submit more than one design for any of the themes.

An expert panel will review the designs submitted and will choose the three winning entries for the national sides of the coins. Each winner will be given a prize for the design. A prize will also be given to the school which submitted the application of the winning student. Students will also be acknowledged as the coin designers on all the relative literature.

Designs in a digital format should be sent to Anna-Maria Gilson via email at anna maria.gilson@gov.mt or Joseph Esposito via email at espositoj@centralbankmalta.org. Interested participants may access the regulations and the application form from the bank’s website www.centralbankmalta.org

Designs in hard copy should be addressed to: Projects & Initiatives Section, Attn: Anna Maria Gilson, Coin Design Competition, National School Support Services, Fra Gaetano Pace Forno Street, Ħamrun HMR 1100

Closing date for submissions is Thursday, 14 December.