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5 Litai Children of the World
| Issuer | Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla) |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 5 Litai (5 LTL) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania — the Vytis (mounted knight) on a shield — positioned centrally within the field. To the right, the Vilnius Upper Castle (Gediminas Tower) is depicted in relief. The legend LIETUVA (Lithuania) and the denomination 5 LITAI appear below the shield, with the date 1998 inscribed beneath. The mintmark LMK of the Lithuanian Mint is present in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | LMK LIETUVA 5 LITAI 1998 |
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Lithuania's post-Soviet commemorative program in the late 1990s leaned heavily on UNICEF-affiliated themes, and this piece was issued in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of UNICEF's founding. The broader "Children of the World" series ran across multiple issuing countries simultaneously — a coordinated multinational release that was common among smaller mints seeking shared distribution costs and collector market reach.
KM#127 is not rare by any measure, but surviving examples in original packaging are more common than loose specimens, suggesting the piece saw almost no actual circulation.