2 Euro Commemorative coins Lithuania 2025

Defense of Lithuania

The Obverse, in the center of the coin, depicts a map of Lithuania surrounded by a stylized barbed wire fence. The design symbolizes the concept of defense extended to the whole of society. Inside the contours of Lithuania is the inscription “LIETUVA,” with the minting year below and the mintmark below that. 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)

Lithuania Minor: Fifth of the Lithuanian Ethnographical Regions series

On the Obverse, in the center of the coin, is the region’s coat of arms, depicting an elk holding a spear between its front legs, surmounted by a lighthouse; on either side of the coat of arms is a Kurenkahn (a traditional boat). At the base of the coat of arms is an inscription by Vydūnas (a Lithuanian philosopher), set on three ribbons: “SPINDULYS ESMI BEGALINĖS ŠVIESOS” (“A ray is the essence of infinite light”). At the top, adjacent to the inner edge, the arched inscription “LIETUVA” is engraved, while at the bottom is the circular inscription “Mažoji Lietuva.” On either side of the image are, on the left, the minting year, and on the right, the mintmark. 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)