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Lithuanian euro coins

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Lithuanian euro coins share a similar national side for all denominations, featuring the Vytis symbol and the name of the country, "Lietuva".[1] The design was announced on 11 November 2004 following a public opinion poll conducted by the Bank of Lithuania.[1] It was created by the sculptor Antanas Žukauskas.[2] The only difference between the coins is that the one and two euro coins have vertical lines on the outer circle, the fifty, twenty and ten cent coins have horizontal lines on the outer circle, and the five, two and one cent coins have no lines on the outer circle.[1] In January 2014 it was announced that all coins will have "2015" minted on them to display the year of Lithuania's euro adoption. The Lithuanian Mint was chosen to produce the coins.[1][2]

Depiction of Lithuanian euro coinage | Obverse side
€0.01 €0.02 €0.05
"Vytis" from the Coat of arms of Lithuania
€0.10 €0.20 €0.50
"Vytis" from the Coat of arms of Lithuania
€1.00 €2.00 €2 Coin Edge
"LAISVĖ, VIENYBĖ, GEROVĖ"
"Freedom, Unity, Prosperity" in Lithuanian
"Vytis" from the Coat of arms of Lithuania

For the design of images on the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

Lithuanian Ethnographical Regions series

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Including Samogitia, Aukštaitija, Dzūkija, Suvalkija and Lithuania Minor

Year Number Design
2019 1 Samogitia's coat of arms
2020 2 Aukštaitija's coat of arms
2021 3 Dzūkija's coat of arms
2022 4 Suvalkija's coat of arms
2025 (planned) 5 Lithuania Minor's coat of arms

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Projects for Lithuanian euro coins already bear the year 2015". Bank of Lithuania. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Euro Banknotes and Coins". Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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