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5 Šalomai
| Issuer | Lithuania |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Size | 128 x 63 mm |
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| Obverse description | Guilloche underprint in blue and orange tones frames a central vignette of a photographic reproduction of a ruined archway from the Vilnius Ghetto, set to the right. A stylised numeral '5' in intaglio-style purple and gold occupies the left field, above the Lithuanian inscription 'Skirta Vilniaus getui atminti'. Date 2002.02.02 appears in the upper centre. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a sculptural bronze-toned relief of a menorah set within an ornate heraldic cartouche, flanked by lions, against a guilloche underprint with a large Star of David watermark-style underprint to the right. The stylised numeral '5' appears at left, with 'Serija A' inscribed in the centre field. |
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The šalomai was a short-lived Lithuanian commemorative denomination — not a circulating banknote at all, but a collector issue released by the Bank of Lithuania as part of its annual numismatic program. The hybrid substrate, unusual for a small Baltic issuer at that time, reflects the influence of De La Rue's polymer composite technology being piloted across several central banks in the early 2000s.
The denomination name itself derives from a traditional Lithuanian wind instrument, part of a broader series celebrating national folk culture. These were sold directly to collectors and never released through the banking system.