Monday, January 30, 2006
Images for the Maltese Euro
Suggested images for the Maltese Eyoorow coins
Category 1: Emblem of National Sport:
il-Fenech (endangered species, along with honest politicians). Feared by the Maltese who have watched "Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail".
Category 2 : Emblem of National Flower :
Il-Pastarda (do not confuse with il-Bastarda which refers to lawyers
i.e. 65% of the Maltese population.) Il-Pastarda is to the Maltese what
the potato is to the Irish...a symbol of national courage and fortitude in the face of adversity. During the Great Siege when the hardy Knights ran out of ammo, the Maltese peasants came to the rescue and pelted the Turks with this humble produce. TheTurks mistook the flying veggies for the heads of Maltese babies and ran in terror.
Category 3 : Emblem of National Bird : The Maltese Falcon:
in 1530 the Emperor Charles V demanded from the Knights a single falcon as an annual tax for use of the Maltese 
Islands. (In view of the fact that Malta now has to contribute to EU funds in order to receive EU funds, the use of this emblem would be ironically appropriate.) The Maltese Federation of Bird Hunters were enraged on hearing of this agreement and threatened wholesale rioting. Compromise was reached when the Knights initiated a systematic cross-breeding program. Although the falcon did eventually become extinct, it's descendants continue to populate the Maltese islands, especially in the vicinity of British Colonial monuments.
Islands. (In view of the fact that Malta now has to contribute to EU funds in order to receive EU funds, the use of this emblem would be ironically appropriate.) The Maltese Federation of Bird Hunters were enraged on hearing of this agreement and threatened wholesale rioting. Compromise was reached when the Knights initiated a systematic cross-breeding program. Although the falcon did eventually become extinct, it's descendants continue to populate the Maltese islands, especially in the vicinity of British Colonial monuments.Category 4 : Emblem of Maltese Character: The Maltese Cross
:Commonly recognised as being the 8-pointed cross used by the Knights. However due to the impending bankruptcy of the Maltese economy, the General Workers' Union sent a message of their support for the government's economic reform efforts by introducing another cutback: reducing the 8-point cross to a 1-point cross.
(...to be continued)
# posted by C.S.Lawrence : 10:25 PM
Suggested images for the Maltese Eyoorow coinsCategory 1: Emblem of National Sport:
il-Fenech (endangered species, along with honest politicians). Feared by the Maltese who have watched "Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail".
Category 2 : Emblem of National Flower :
Il-Pastarda (do not confuse with il-Bastarda which refers to lawyers
i.e. 65% of the Maltese population.) Il-Pastarda is to the Maltese what
the potato is to the Irish...a symbol of national courage and fortitude in the face of adversity. During the Great Siege when the hardy Knights ran out of ammo, the Maltese peasants came to the rescue and pelted the Turks with this humble produce. TheTurks mistook the flying veggies for the heads of Maltese babies and ran in terror.
Category 3 : Emblem of National Bird : The Maltese Falcon:
in 1530 the Emperor Charles V demanded from the Knights a single falcon as an annual tax for use of the Maltese Islands. (In view of the fact that Malta now has to contribute to EU funds in order to receive EU funds, the use of this emblem would be ironically appropriate.) The Maltese Federation of Bird Hunters were enraged on hearing of this agreement and threatened wholesale rioting. Compromise was reached when the Knights initiated a systematic cross-breeding program. Although the falcon did eventually become extinct, it's descendants continue to populate the Maltese islands, especially in the vicinity of British Colonial monuments.
Islands. (In view of the fact that Malta now has to contribute to EU funds in order to receive EU funds, the use of this emblem would be ironically appropriate.) The Maltese Federation of Bird Hunters were enraged on hearing of this agreement and threatened wholesale rioting. Compromise was reached when the Knights initiated a systematic cross-breeding program. Although the falcon did eventually become extinct, it's descendants continue to populate the Maltese islands, especially in the vicinity of British Colonial monuments.Category 4 : Emblem of Maltese Character: The Maltese Cross
:Commonly recognised as being the 8-pointed cross used by the Knights. However due to the impending bankruptcy of the Maltese economy, the General Workers' Union sent a message of their support for the government's economic reform efforts by introducing another cutback: reducing the 8-point cross to a 1-point cross.
(...to be continued)
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