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The 150th birth anniversary of Vilhelmas Storosta-Vydūnas
Obverse:
The obverse of the coin features Vytis against the background of the Bridge of Queen Louise in Tilsit. By artistic means the composition conveys the efforts of Vydūnas to join Lithuania Major and Lithuania Minor. At the top of the coin – inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA) and the date of issue (2018), on the bottom left-hand side – coin denomination (€20). The logo of the Lithuanian Mint is impressed on the right-hand side of the obverse of the coin.
Reverse:
The reverse of the coin features Vydūnas (real name Vilhelmas Storosta, 1868–1953) – writer, philosopher and a society figure of Prussian Lithuania, or Lithuania Minor.
Country:
Lithuania 1990-now
Catalog ID:
LT166CM1
Value:
€60
Mintage:
2500
Quality:
Proof
Face value:
20 euro
Purity:
0.925
Weight:
28.28g
Diameter:
38.61mm
Year:
2018
Type:
Commemorative coin
Shape and style:
Round
Edge:
Lettered
Edge Lettering:
KLAUSYTI NORIU IR TARNAUT ŠVIESYBEI, DORYBĖS, ŽMONIŠKUMO BŪT PAVEIKSLU (I WANT TO SERVE AND BE GUIDED BY THE LIGHT, BE AN IMAGE OF VIRTUE AND HUMANITY)
Mint:
Lithuanian mint
Source of information:
Bank of Lithuania www.lbank.lt