2 Euro Commemorative coins Lithuania 2022

100 years of basketball in Lithuania

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts a map of Lithuania represented as a basketball court. At the top, towards the right, is the inscription "L I E T U V A", while at the bottom are the years "1922 - 2022", written in an arc. At the bottom right, between the two inscriptions, the mintmark can be seen. 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)

35 years of the Erasmus Programme

The Obverse depicts two key elements of the Erasmus programme, a European Union student mobility project aimed at university students. On the right is Erasmus of Rotterdam (Dutch humanist and philosopher), in one of his best-known portraits, after whom the programme was named because of his numerous journeys throughout Europe, with the aim of learning about its different cultures. The effigy of the theologian is superimposed on a net that crosses the coin from one point to the other, which is intended to represent the cultural and human exchanges between European students; on the left-hand side, thanks to a special type of graphics, the number "35" appears (to identify the 35th anniversary). Superimposed on the portrait are the circular inscriptions "1987-2022", "ERASMUS" and "PROGRAMA" on three lines, while further down, near the inner edge, is the mintmark, followed by the inscription "LIETUVA". Above the philosopher's right hand are the author's initials "J.J.". 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)

Suvalkija: Fourth of the Lithuanian Ethnographical Regions series

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the coat of arms of the region, which features a bull and is decorated on both sides with oak branches and acorns. The coat of arms is delimited at the bottom by a ribbon with the inscription "VIENYBĖ TEŽYDI" ('Let unity flourish'). At the top, near the inner edge, is the arched inscription "LIETUVA", with the minting year underneath; while at the bottom is the circular inscription "SUVALKIJA", with the mintmark immediately above it. 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)