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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120050| Title: | The symbolic power of currency : a case study of Maltese banknotes (1967 – 2008) |
| Other Titles: | Public life in Malta IV : papers on governance, politics and public affairs in the EU’s smallest member state |
| Authors: | Debattista, André Paul |
| Keywords: | Bank notes -- Malta -- Case studies Paper money -- Malta -- Case studies Money -- Political aspects -- Malta National bank notes -- Malta Currency convertibility -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2024 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Public Policy |
| Citation: | Debattista, A. P. (2024). The symbolic power of currency: a case study of Maltese banknotes (1967 – 2008). In M. T. Vassallo & C. Tabone (Eds.), Public Life in Malta IV: papers on governance, politics and public affairs in the EU’s smallest member state (pp. 147-171). Malta: University of Malta. Department of Public Policy. |
| Abstract: | States depend on symbols and imagery to shape public opinion and create narratives to bolster their legitimacy. State ceremonies, public monuments and official buildings are replete with meaning and symbolism. So are official documents issued by the state, such as maps, stamps, coinage and banknotes (Brunn, 2000). This study contends that banknotes (together with coins) have a semantic and a semiotic value besides having an economic value. It takes as a case study Malta and its various currency issues following independence; in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1986, and 1989 until the adoption of the euro in 2008. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120050 |
| ISBN: | 9789918007134 |
| Appears in Collections: | Public Life in Malta : papers on governance, politics and public affairs in the EU’s smallest member state : Vol. 4 |
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