10 Euros Tree Beekeeping

€228,298.00
IssuerLithuania
Year2020
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value10 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2015-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight23.3 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Coloured
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#261
Obverse descriptionThe obverse of the coin features a stylised Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, formed as if from a swarm of bees and a honeycomb full of honey. The honeycomb was foregrounded using a pad-printing technology. It also bears the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2020), denomination (€10) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIETUVA 10 € 2020 LMK
Reverse descriptionThe reverse of the coin depicts an old Lithuanian beekeeping tradition of harvesting honey from tree hollows: having climbed in to a tree, a beekeeper, his head shielded with a beekeeping veil, is harvesting honey next to a swarm of bees. It also bears the inscription DREVINĖ BITININKYSTĖ (TREE BEEKEEPING).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDREVINĖ BITININKYSTĖ
(Translation: TREE BEEKEEPING)
EdgeSmooth with stylised images of bee
Mint(LMK)
Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu
Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)
Mintage2020 LMK - Proof - 2 500
Catalog ID8133754020
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