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50 Litų The Pazaislis Camaldolese Monastery
| Issuer | Bank of Lithuania |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Vytis (Lithuanian mounted knight), the national arms of Lithuania, centrally positioned in the field. Surrounding the Vytis, the legend LIETUVA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 50 LITŲ and the year of issue 2004 are inscribed below. The mintmark LMK of the Lithuanian Mint appears within the design. The composition is rendered in a detailed relief characteristic of Proof coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 LITŲ 2004 LMK LIETUVA (Translation: 50 litas LMK Lithuania) |
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The Pazaislis Monastery outside Kaunas was founded in the 1660s under Grand Chancellor Kristupas Zigmantas Pacas, who brought Camaldolese monks from Italy and commissioned what became the largest Baroque architectural complex in Lithuania. Construction stretched across decades and drew Italian craftsmen whose frescoed interiors remain largely intact. The monastery passed through Russian Orthodox control during the imperial period and served as a psychiatric hospital under the Soviets — a history that makes its post-independence restoration a specifically Lithuanian recovery story, not merely an architectural one.
KM#139 is part of a broader commemorative silver program the Bank of Lithuania ran through the 2000s documenting national heritage sites.