2 Euro Commemorative coins Lithuania 2018

100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Independent Baltic States

The Obverse depicts a design with an interlaced motif symbolically representing the three Baltic states, consisting of a stylised number in the centre to indicate the centenary of the independence of the three countries and the three coats of arms at the top. The design is common in the commemorative coins issued by Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and was chosen through a public vote conducted in the three states. The coin also features, on the left, the circular inscription "LIETUVA" flanked by the mintmark and, on the right, the author's symbol followed, along the edge, by the minting year. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "LAISVE' VIENYBE' GEROVE'" ("Freedom, Unity, Prosperity" in Lithuanian) interspersed with three stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)

Lithuanian Song Festival

The Obverse depicts a design of stylised people and birds, symbols of a type of Lithuanian folk art representing traditional songs and dances. At the bottom is the inscription "LIETUVA". On the upper left is the minting year, while on the right is the mintmark, both engraved within the design. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "LAISVE' VIENYBE' GEROVE'" ("Freedom, Unity, Prosperity" in Lithuanian) interspersed with three stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)