sentences:  Elizabeth II envelopes initially remained in use after independence, and in 1972 they were overprinted with denominations in the new decimal currency.From 1974 to 1995, a number of envelopes with the imprinted stamp showing the coat of arms of Malta were issued.The country's coat of arms changed twice during this period, first in 1975 and then in 1988, and in both cases envelopes were issued with the old symbols obliterated, usually also being replaced by the new emblem imprinted next to or affixed over the older one.