Coin from the series dedicated to mark the millennium anniversary of the mention of the name of Lithuania
Coin from the series dedicated to mark the millennium anniversary of the mention of the name of Lithuania

Presented by

Bank of Lithuania

Nominal value

100 litas

Metal

Gold 999,9°

Weight

7.78 g.

Diameter

22.30 mm

Mintage

10000 pcs.

Production quality

Proof (a mirror surface with mat relief)

Description of obverse and reverse

Obverse: the stylised symbol of the State Emblem, Vytis, under the background of flames of the incessant recommencement. It is surrounded by the inscriptions “LIETUVA”, “100 LIT”Ų and “2008”, and the mark of Lithuanian Mint arranged in a semi-circle.
Reverse: main events and phenomena of the state recorded against the background of a stylised map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The whole composition is encircled by the inscription “LIETUVOS DIDŽIOJI KUNIGAIKŠTYST”Ë (The Grand Duchy of Lithuania), with a coronet of GDL duke on the top of it.
The edge of the coin bears the inscription “LIETUVOS VARDO TŰKSTANTMETIS” (The Millennium Anniversary of the Name of Lithuania).

Designer

Graphic design: Liudas Parulskis; Plaster model: Giedrius Paulauskis

Producer

Lithuanian Mint

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