Coin dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Vilhelmas Storosta-Vydūnas

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Coin dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Vilhelmas Storosta-Vydūnas €60.00

Obverse

The obverse of the coin features Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, against the background of the Bridge of Queen Louise in Tilsit. By artistic means the composition conveys the efforts of Vydūnas to join Lithuania Major and Lithuania Minor. At the top of the coin – the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA) and the date of issue (2018), on the bottom – the coin denomination (€20) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features Vydūnas (real name Vilhelmas Storosta, 1868–1953) – writer, philosopher and a society figure of Prussian Lithuania, or Lithuania Minor.

Denomination: 20 EUR

Composition: silver Ag 925

Diameter (mm): 38.61

Weight (g): 28.28

Quality: proof

Mintage: 2500 unit(s)

Release date: 22 03 2018

Minted at the Lithuanian Mint

Coin description

On the edge of the coin: KLAUSYTI NORIU IR TARNAUT ŠVIESYBEI, DORYBĖS, ŽMONIŠKUMO BŪT PAVEIKSLU (I WANT TO SERVE AND BE GUIDED BY THE LIGHT, BE AN IMAGE OF VIRTUE AND HUMANITY)

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