Bank of Lithuania

Obverse

The obverse of the coin features Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, surrounded by the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), a Phrygian cap, the year of issue (2015), denomination (€20), and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features a portrait of Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis – artist and politician, participant of the 1794 Uprising, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania. At the top of the coin are music notes from his famous polonaise ‘Farewell to Homeland’, which he seems to be hearing in his mind. On the right side of the coin, in a semicircle, are the words MYKOLAS KLEOPAS OGINSKIS 250.

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Denomination: €20
Composition: silver Ag 925
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Quality: PROOF
Coin type: collector

Designed by Rūta Ona Čigriejūtė and Rytas Jonas Belevičius

On the edge of the coin: TĖVYNĖS LABUI ĮNEŠU SAVĄJĄ DALĮ (FOR THE GOOD OF MY HOMELAND I GIVE MY PART)
Release date: 2015
Mintage: 3,000 pcs
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint


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Last update: 06-01-2022