Catalog
20 Centų Provisional
| Issuer | Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Old litas (1922-1941) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and brown on plain paper, the note is framed by a decorative border with geometric and folk-art motifs at the corners. The denomination numeral "20" appears in large figures at left and right, flanking a central text block with the issuing authority and exchange promise; three manuscript signatures appear below the main text, above the counterfeiting warning legend at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIETUVOS BANKO LAIKINASIS BANKNOTAS Pristačiusiam Lietuvos Bankas keičia į litus dvidešimts centų Kaunas, 1922 m. rugsejo 10 d. LIETUVOS BANKAS Padirbimas Įstatymu Baudžiamas (Translation: Lithuanian Bank Provisional Banknote The Bank of Lithuania exchanges for the bearer litas for twenty cents Kaunas, September 10, 1922 BANK OF LITHUANIA Counterfeiting is punishable by law) |
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Lithuania's first independent central bank opened in 1922, and the early note issues reflected the scramble to establish a functioning currency before infrastructure caught up with ambition. The 20 Centų was a provisional stopgap — the banking system was not yet equipped to produce a full series, so these early denominations were essentially placeholders while the permanent litas-based notes were designed and contracted abroad.
Pick 3 is among the scarcest of the 1922 provisionals. Low face value meant heavy handling and rapid attrition in circulation.