The Banca Giuratale was originally built in 1733 to house the Università of Gozo, the administrative council which had jurisdiction over the islands of Gozo and
Comino. The building was designed by the French architect
Charles François de Mondion, and was inaugurated by the Governor of Gozo, Pablo Antonio de Viguier. The Università system was abolished by Governor
Thomas Maitland in 1819, and the building was subsequently used as a police station, post office, the Public Archives and the Agriculture Department. Its name was included in the Antiquities List of 1925. From 1961 to 1973, the Banca Giuratale was the seat of the
Gozo Civic Council. Since 1994, the building has returned to its original role as a city hall, housing the Victoria
Local Council. Exhibitions are regularly held at the building. The Banca Giuratale of Gozo, along with
that of Mdina, was depicted on the
Lm2 banknote that was in circulation between 1989 and 2007. The façade of the Banca Giuratale was restored in 2014. ==Architecture==