Catalog
10 Litu
| Issuer | Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue, dark green and brown-violet intaglio printing on multicolour guilloche underprint. A vignette at centre right presents bust portraits of legendary Lithuanian aviators Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas facing slightly inward. Denomination and issuing authority inscriptions appear in the upper and lower margins, with facsimile signature titles for the Finance Minister and the Chairman of the Bank of Lithuania Board at lower left and right respectively. |
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| Protection description | Coat of Arms (Vytis) watermark |
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Lithuania's 1993 banknote series, of which this 10 Litų note is part, was issued following the country's reintroduction of the Litas in June 1993 — a deliberate break from the transitional Talonas coupons that had served as a buffer currency after independence from the Soviet Union. The Litas had historical weight: it was the interwar currency, and its revival was a conscious act of continuity with the pre-occupation republic.
Thomas De La Rue handled production, as they did for much of the initial series, providing credibility for a currency that needed to establish trust quickly in an economy still finding its footing.