Just a note, I have some of the Maltese "ferret pennies" on eBay.
 
eBay item 7122246933 (Ends Dec-24-04 11:33:58 PST) -
Maltese - Ballottra - Ferret - 1c Coin
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James, Melissa, Kassidy & Jasmine
Loving:  Bebe, Fred & Max
Missing: Wheezer, Pym, Rikki, Jako & Riley
"We recite the names, lest we forget"
Moru, Sage Ferretus
[Posted in FML issue 4735]