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1½ Euro Joninės (Rasos)
| Issuer | Bank of Lithuania |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 1.5 Euro |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylised rendition of the Lithuanian state symbol, the Vytis (armoured knight on horseback), rendered in an abstract, water-droplet motif that fills the field with rounded, organic forms evoking dew — a central symbol of the Rasos midsummer festival. The denomination '1,50 €' appears in the lower right field, while the date '2018' is inscribed at the lower left. The mint mark of the Lithuanian Mint (LMK) is visible to the left of the central device. The country name 'LIETUVA' is engraved in a curved legend along the upper rim. |
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| Mintage | 2018 LMK - - 30,000 |
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Lithuania's 1½ euro denomination is a genuine circulating oddity — introduced in 2015 specifically to revive a pre-war Baltic monetary tradition and to give the country a coin distinct from the broader eurozone. Joninės, the midsummer festival tied to the June solstice, is among the oldest continuously observed celebrations in Lithuanian folk culture, with roots predating Christianization; the Church eventually absorbed it under the feast of St. John, hence the dual name Rasos/Joninės.
The 1½ euro face value corresponds to the old Lithuanian pusantro lito unit, a deliberate nod to interwar coinage practice.