On 3rd May 2016, the Bank of Lithuania issued a 2 euro commemorative coin, dedicated to the Baltic culture. The national side of the 2 euro commemorative coin, issued into circulation by the Bank of Lithuania, bears one of the most salient symbols of Baltic culture — an amber disc-amulet.

These commemorative coins are to be legal tender throughout the euro area.

The amber disc is an archaeological find from the Neolithic period, reminiscent of an irregularly shaped button. ‘Amber has linked the Baltic world to Southern Europe and, during the formation of the national identity of the Lithuanians and Latvians, became an integral part of their cultural identity,’ writes Dr Habil Bonifacas Stundžia, eminent researcher of the Baltic world.

On the national side of the coin, an amber disc is decorated with a corsspiece of small holes; it is one of the most characteristic symbols of the Baltic culture. The inscription LIETUVA (Lithuania) and the year of issue 2016 are place at the top of the coin. The Lithuanian min mark is also impressed. The coin's outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union flag.

The common side of the coin is the same as on the regular €2 circulation coins.

The edge lettering is the same as on the regular €2 circulation coins issued by Lithuania: „LAISVĖ * VIENYBĖ * GEROVĖ“ (FREEDOM * UNITY* WELL-BEING).

The national side of the coin is designed by Jolanta Mikulskytė and Giedrius Paulauskis.

The common side of the coin is designed by Luc Luycx. 

The Lithuanian commemorative 2 euro coins, dedicated to the Baltic culture, were minted at the UAB Lithuanian Mint. The mintage of the coin is 1.000,000, including 10,000 of a higher (BU) quality in a numismatic package.

Weight: 8.50 g; diameter: 25.75 mm; width of edge: 2.20 mm

Metal: alloy of different metals (outer ring of copper-nickel alloy, in silver colour; central field in three layers of nickel-brass alloy, nickel and nickel-brass, in gold color)

Source of information: Bank of Lithuania: www.lb.lt