Bank of Lithuania

Obverse

The national side (the obverse) of the commemorative coin dedicated to defence features the contours of Lithuania. The state borders are surrounded by a stylised spine barrier, symbolising the concept of holistic and whole-of-society defence. The image of the hedgehog also represents the openness and fragility of free societies, which must be defended, to the utmost, against external threats. Lithuania is presented as a hedgehog that remains at the ready to defend itself always. The centre of the obverse bears the inscription “LIETUVA” (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2025), and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the EU flag.

Reverse

The common side of the coin features a geographical image of Europe.
Commemorative coin dedicated to defence
Commemorative coin dedicated to defence
Denomination: €2
Composition: alloy
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Quality: BU, UNC
Coin type: commemorative

Designed by Karolis Tumelis and Tomas Dragūnas (national side) and Luc Luycx (common side)

On the edge of the coin: LAISVĖ * VIENYBĖ * GEROVĖ * (FREEDOM * UNITY * WELL-BEING *)
Release date: Q1 2025
Mintage: The estimated mintage is 500,000 pcs, including 495,000 UNC-quality coins in rolls and 5,000 BU-quality coins in a numismatic package.
Price: BU quality – EUR 12.00 (inclusive of VAT), unc quality – exchanged according to denomination
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint


Coin description

Coin in a numismatic package

Roll

 

Last update: 06-02-2025