By 1936, Lithuania had been operating under Antanas Smetona's authoritarian regime for over a decade, following his coup of December 1926. Low-denomination bronze coinage of this period saw limited mintage runs, and the 1936 2 Centai is among the scarcer dates in the interwar Lithuanian series — production was winding down as the centas coinage approached its practical end before Soviet occupation in 1940 rendered the entire currency obsolete.
By 1936, Lithuania had been operating under Antanas Smetona's authoritarian regime for over a decade, following his coup of December 1926. Low-denomination bronze coinage of this period saw limited mintage runs, and the 1936 2 Centai is among the scarcer dates in the interwar Lithuanian series — production was winding down as the centas coinage approached its practical end before Soviet occupation in 1940 rendered the entire currency obsolete.