Malta Liri is the currency of Malta. Currency code (MTL). The lira was the official currency of Malta from 1825 until 2008.The lira was also the currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1825 to 1930. In 2008, the Maltese government decided to adopt the euro as its official currency and pegged the Maltese liri to €0.4293=MTL1 in May 2008