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Maltese Maritime History Issue - 1985 Coin: L'Isle Adam

 




'L'ISLE ADAM' A handsome steamer of 841 gross tons, the 'L'Isle Adam' was completed in 1883 in Birkenhead U.K. It is a representative of the fleet of the Gollcher family, which occupies an important place in Maltese Maritime History, together with Tagliaferro and Scicluna. It was a passenger/cargo vessel between Europe, Malta and North Africa. It was named after the first Grandmaster of the Order of St John in Malta.






Type
Denomination
Diameter (mm)
Gross Weight (g)
Finesse
Mintage
Proof - Like
Lm5
35.2
20
0.925
15,000



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