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2 Litai
| Issuer | Bank of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the Vytis, the traditional Lithuanian state symbol, rendered as an armored knight on horseback galloping to the right, bearing a sword raised in the right hand and a shield on the left arm. The horse is shown in full stride with flowing mane and tail, occupying the upper two-thirds of the field. The legend LIETUVA appears in the lower field, with the date 1991 inscribed directly below. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIETUVA 1991 (Translation: Lithuania) |
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Lithuania declared the restoration of its independence on March 11, 1990, but the litas itself didn't return to circulation until 1993. The 1991-dated issues were struck in anticipation of that monetary transition, during a period when Soviet rubles still technically circulated alongside the newly assertive Lithuanian state apparatus. KM#92 belongs to the preparatory coinage series that sat in reserve while Vilnius negotiated the practical mechanics of currency changeover with Moscow.