Bank of Lithuania

Obverse

The national side of the coin depicts the contour of the map of Lithuania arranged as a basketball court in the centre, which signifies that basketball has been played in Lithuania already for 100 years. The coin also features the inscriptions LIETUVA (Lithuania), 1922-2022 and the logo of the Lithuanian mint, its manufacturer, arranged in a semi-circle around the centre. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union flag.

Reverse

The common side of the coin features a geographical image of Europe.

Coin celebrating 100 years of Basketball in Lithuania
Coin celebrating 100 years of Basketball in Lithuania
Denomination: €2
Composition: alloy
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Coin type: commemorative

Designed by Egidijus Rapolis (national side), Luc Luycx (common side)

On the edge of the coin: LAISVĖ * VIENYBĖ * GEROVĖ (FREEDOM * UNITY * WELL-BEING)
Pre-order from 13/04/2022
Release date: 21/04/2022
Mintage: 750,000 pcs, including 7,500 BU-quality coins in a numismatic package
Price: BU quality – EUR 9.00 (inclusive of VAT), unc quality – exchanged according to denomination
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint


Coin description

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Last update: 27-06-2022