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5 Euros Eglė - Queen of Serpents
| Uitgever | Bank of Lithuania |
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| Jaar | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents a richly detailed, partially colored composition illustrating the Lithuanian mythological figure Eglė, Queen of Serpents. A profile bust of Eglė occupies the left field, her long braided hair flowing downward, rendered in uncolored silver relief against a white ground. At center, a large coiled serpent bearing a small crown at its head dominates the design, its body inscribed with runic-style lettering along the coil. The four quadrants of the field are differentiated by color and motif: green pine branches in the lower left, stylized teal and white waves in the lower right, bare dark branches in the upper right, and a plain silver ground in the upper left, together symbolizing the four seasons or elemental realms of the legend. The reverse legend 'EGLĖ – ŽALČIŲ KARALIENĖ' is inscribed along the lower rim in Latin script. |
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This coin belongs to Lithuania's ongoing series celebrating national folklore, issued under the cultural mandate the Bank of Lithuania has pursued aggressively since the early 2010s. The legend of Eglė is among the oldest and most structurally complex folk narratives in the Baltic tradition — a girl who marries a serpent king and is transformed into a spruce tree after her brothers murder her husband. Linguists have traced structural parallels to Proto-Indo-European myth cycles, suggesting the story predates Christian influence in the region by centuries.
The .925 silver specification places it in Lithuania's collector-circulation hybrid category, legal tender but clearly aimed at the numismatic market.