50 litas banknote
(issued 2003)

Front.On the right side of the banknote is the portrait of Jonas Basanavicius (1851-1927), patriarch of Lithuania, scientist, politician, signatory of the Act of Independence of 16 February 1918. At the top is the inscription LIETUVOS BANKAS (BANK OF LITHUANIA), and at the bottom of the banknote PENKIASDESIMT LITU (FIFTY LITAS). To the left of the portrait is the year of issue 2003, the signature of the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and the inscription LIETUVOS BANKO VALDYBOS PIRMININKAS (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE BANK OF LITHUANIA). The front of the banknote bears brown, light orange, green and pale blue colours.

Back.Vilnius Cathedral and Belfry, Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania, Gediminas Castle Tower and the Hill of Three Crosses. At the bottom of the banknote is the inscription PENKIASDESIMT LITU (FIFTY LITAS). The back of the banknote bears brown, light orange, green and pale blue colours.

Size of the note: 135 mm x 65 mm. The designers of the banknote is Giedrius Jonaitis.

Notable security features of the banknote:

Watermark – a multi-tonal portrait of Jonas Basanavicius visible when the note is held up to the light.   Strip printed iridescent inks visible when the note is titled towards the light, with an emerging inscription LTL 50.   See-through feature, a geometrical figure, front to back in perfect register.   Two latent numerals on the iridescent strip emerge when the banknote is viewed at an acute angle.   A glossy windowed security thread with a repeated small-size inscription 50 LTL. When the banknote is held up to the light, the full length of the thread is visible.

Other security features