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Kaunas (from the series "Cities of Lithuania")

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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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