20 Euro Vydūnas

€137,620.00
IssuerLithuania
Year2018
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2015-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight28.28 g
Dimensions38.61 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Lukas Šiupšinskas, Alvydas Ladyga, Rytis Valantinas
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#241
Obverse descriptionThe obverse of the coin features Vytis against the background of the Bridge of Queen Louise in Tilsit. By artistic means the composition conveys the efforts of Vydūnas to join Lithuania Major and Lithuania Minor. At the top of the coin – inscription LIETUVA and the date of issue (2018), on the bottom left-hand side – coin denomination (€20). The logo of the Lithuanian Mint is impressed on the right-hand side of the obverse of the coin.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringLIETUVA 2018 20€ LMK
Reverse descriptionThe reverse of the coin features Vydūnas (real name Vilhelmas Storosta, 1868–1953) – writer, philosopher and a society figure of Prussian Lithuania, or Lithuania Minor.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringVYDŪNAS 150
EdgeSmooth with inscription
Mint(LMK)
Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu
Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)
Mintage2018 LMK - Proof - 2 500
Catalog ID8656419520
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