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1 Litas Presidency of the European Union Council
| Issuer | Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla) |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a stylized outline map of Europe overlaid with the dynamic figure of the Vytis knight, both rendered in a contemporary graphic idiom. Twelve five-pointed stars of varying sizes are scattered across the field, evoking the flag of the European Union. The curved legend 'LIETUVOS PIRMININKAVIMAS EUROPOS SĄJUNGOS TARYBAI' encircles the design along the rim, reading from lower left, up the left side, across the top, and down the right side. |
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Lithuania assumed the rotating presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2013 — its first time holding the position since joining the bloc in 2004. The timing carried particular weight domestically, arriving just months before the country's euro adoption target date of January 2015, which meant this litas-denominated issue was effectively minted in the knowledge that the currency itself had a hard expiration date.
The 1 litas circulating commemorative was struck for general release rather than collector sets alone, making worn survivors a realistic expectation within a decade.