Kaunas (from the series "Cities of Lithuania")


Type: | Cupro-nickel coin |
Material: | Cu/Ni |
Issuance Date: | 1999 |
Nominal Value: | 10 Lt |
Maximum Mintage: | 7 500 |
Quality: | Proof |
Weight (g): | 13.15 |
Diameter (mm): | 28.70 |
Graphic design: | Rimantas Eidėjus |
Minted: | Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania) |
Distributed (pcs.): | 6 028 |
Distribution terminated: | 2004 |
The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania. The inscription LIETUVA (Lithuania) runs at the top and the inscriptions 10 LITŲ (10 litas) and 1998 at the bottom.
The reverse of the coin presents the fragments of Kaunas architecture and the city emblem. The inscription KAUNAS runs at the top.
On the edge of the coin: LAISVAS BŪDAMAS, LAISVĖS NEIŠSIŽADĖSI (A FREE MAN WILL NEVER GIVE UP FREEDOM).
Alloy of copper and nickel (Cu 75%, Ni 25%).
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