3rd series - Notre Dame Gate
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1974
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3rd series - Notre Dame Gate
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The Cottonera Lines were built in 1670 by Grand Master Nicola Cotoner. This line of fortifications girdled the cities of Senglea, Vittoriosa and Cospicua. Notre Dame Gate was the principal access point into the fortifications for inhabitants of the south-eastern villages, notably Zejtun and Zabbar.
Notre Dame Gate is the highest building in Cottonera and is built on five levels. Above its central main arch the gate has a bronze effigy of Grand Master Cotoner, surrounded by a heavily ornamented trophy of arms. The gate was named after Our Lady of Graces, the patron saint of Zabbar. It is also known as Cotoner Gate, Zabbar Gate and Bieb is-Sultan.
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Type
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Denomination
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Diameter (mm)
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Gross Weight (g)
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Finesse
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Designer
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Mint
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Mintage
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Silver
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Lm4
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38
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20
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0.987
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Pietro Giampaoli
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Malta Mint
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