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5 Litai Vytautas the Great

Issuer Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania)
Year 1929
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Size 152 x 90 mm
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Obverse lettering LIETUVOS BANKAS 5 PENKI LITAI LIETUVOS BANKAS VIENAS LITAS TURI 0,150462 GRAMŲ GRYNO AUKSO. KAUNAS, 1929 m. BIRZELIO m. 24 d.
(Translation: Lithuanian Bank Five Litai One Litas contains 0.150462 grams of pure gold. Kaunas, June 24, 1929.)
Reverse description Brown intaglio print with fine guilloche border frame. A large central oval vignette presents a dynamic scene of medieval Lithuanian warriors on horseback in battle, with banners, foot soldiers, and a fortified city visible in the background. Denomination numeral '5' appears in decorative panels at left and right, with the issuer and anti-forgery legends above and below the central vignette.
Reverse lettering LIETUVOS BANKO BANKNOTAS BANKNOTŲ PADIRBIMAS ĮSTATYMU BAUDŽIAMAS PENKI LITAI
(Translation: Lithuanian Bank Banknote Forgery of Banknotes Punished by Law Five Litai)
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