The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania inside a shield and a stylised bell, containing an excerpt from the “National Hymn”: IŠ PRAEITIES TAVO SŪNŪS TE STIPRYBĘ SEMIA (Let your sons draw their strength from our past experience).
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIETUVA 50 LITŲ
IŠ PRAEITIES TAVO SŪNŪS TE STIPRYBĘ SEMIA
LMK
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin displays the portrait of Vincas Kudirka
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
VINCAS KUDIRKA
1858-1899
1999
GK
Edge
Lettered
Mint
(LMK) Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)