MALTA Copper-Nickel 1972 2 Cents Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons KM# 9 ( 493)

MALTA 

Copper-Nickel 1972 2 Cents 

Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons 

KM# 9

Obverse: Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons

 Four dolphins

 

 Reverse: Denomination within a wreath of vine leaves

 Penthesilea is Queen of the Amazons in Greek Mythology. She is the
daughter of Ares and Otrera. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which
she was killed by Achilles.

 

 Dolphins: Dolphin is a Maltese symbol. We find two dolphins also in the
Maltese Coat of Arms, from 1964 to 1975.