Lithuanian euro coins

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The Lithuanian euro coins are the coins of the common European currency, the euro, put into circulation in Lithuania .

history

Lithuania joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism II on June 28, 2004. Lithuania had unilaterally pegged its litas currency to the euro (EUR 1 = LTL 3.4528).

However, the hoped-for quickest possible introduction of the euro after two years of membership in ERM II on January 1, 2007 failed because of one of the three criteria for membership , inflation : After the litas had continuously shown inflation rates of less than 2% since the ruble crisis in 1999, inflation reached a level due to the booming Economy in the reference period (March 2005 to April 2006) 2.66%. That was only 0.06 percentage points more than the arithmetic mean of the three most inflationary euro member states required in the Maastricht Treaty plus 1.5 percentage points (2.6%).

The Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius announced on January 24, 2013 that his country could adopt the euro as early as 2015. "If everything goes according to plan, we are moving towards the euro in Lithuania in 2015," said Butkevičius; he added that his country would actively prepare for the introduction of the common European currency over the next two years.

On June 4, 2014, EU Currency Commissioner Olli Rehn declared that Lithuania now meets the requirements for the introduction of the euro. This is the result of many years of prudent budget policy and economic reforms. Since Lithuania's accession to the EU ten years ago, the country's prosperity has grown “in a remarkable way”. While the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) was 35% of the EU average in 1995, it is expected to reach 78% in 2015. As the EU Commission and the European Central Bank stated in separate reports, Lithuania will be able to introduce the euro on January 1, 2015. According to the report of the EU Commission, Lithuania meets the conditions for accession without any problems: The average inflation rate in the country in the twelve months to April was 0.6%, well below the reference value of 1.7%. The government deficit of 2.1% and the debt level of 39.4% of GDP are well below the EU ceilings.

On June 19, 2014, EU finance ministers approved Lithuania's accession to the euro. On June 27, the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) gave their approval. On July 16, 2014, the European Parliament, as an advisory body, approved the accession of Lithuania to the euro zone. On July 23, 2014, the EU Council of Foreign Ministers in Brussels gave the go-ahead for the Baltic country to join the common currency union. The ministers also set the exchange rate, which adopted the existing fixed exchange rate of 3.4528 Lithuanian litas to the euro.

On January 1, 2015, Lithuania became the 19th country to join the euro area.

All coins are minted in the Lithuanian mint in Vilnius.

Lithuania's central bank Lietuvos Bankas has already prepared a program for euro commemorative coins (with face values ​​of 5, 20 and 50 euros).

Coin motif

The Lithuanian national coat of arms , which shows the so-called Vytis (“persecutor”), a fighting, armored knight on horseback with a drawn sword, is used as a uniform motif on the euro currency coins . His shield is decorated with a Lorraine cross derived from the Jagiellonian coat of arms . After a design competition, Lietuvos Bankas decided in 2005 to design by Antanas Žukauskas .

Illustrations of the Lithuanian euro coins | National side
1 cent 2 cents 5 cents
Lithuania 1 cent Lithuania 2 cents Lithuania 5 cents
"Vytis" in the coat of arms of Lithuania
10 cents 20 cents 50 cents
Lithuania 10 cents Lithuania 20 cents Lithuania 50 cents
"Vytis" in the coat of arms of Lithuania
1 € 2 euros Edge of the 2 euro coin
Lithuania 1 euro Lithuania 2 euros 2 euro edge inscription Lithuania.svg
"Vytis" in the coat of arms of Lithuania “LAISVĖ, VIENYBĖ, GEROVĖ”
“Freedom, Unity, Welfare” in Lithuanian

2 euro commemorative coins

No. image Issue date
image reference 		occasion Official Journal
reference 		Edition
1 Lithuania2015EU-Flag.jpg 17th November 2015
 30th anniversary of the EU flag
Euro-19 joint issue
0.750,000
2 Lithuania2015Language.jpg December 14, 2015
 Lithuanian language
1,000,000
3 Lithuania2016BaltischeKultur.jpg May 3, 2016
 Baltic culture
1,000,000
4th Lithuania2017Vilnius.jpg August 31, 2017
 Vilnius
1,000,000
5 Lithuania 2018-1 independence.jpg January 31, 2018
New establishment of the state of Lithuania and establishment of the states of Estonia and Latvia
Joint issue of the Baltic states
1,000,000
6th Lithuania2018Liederfest.jpg June 26, 2018
 Song and dance festival 2018
0.500,000
7th July 10, 2019
 Sutartinės , polyphonic Lithuanian folk songs
0.500,000
8th September 10, 2019
 Žemaitija ( Samogitia )
1st coin in the Ethnographic Regions series
0.500,000
9 2020
 Aukštaitija ( Upper Lithuania )
2nd coin in the Ethnographic Regions series
0.500,000
10 2020
 Hill of Crosses 0.500,000
11 2021 Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve 0.500,000
12 2021 Dzūkija (Central Lithuania)
3rd coin in the Ethnographic Regions series 		0.500,000
13 2022 35 years of the Erasmus program
Euro 19 joint edition

Collector coins

5 euros

theme Issue date material Dimensions diameter Edition
25 years of restoration of independence 2015 Copper / nickel ? 28 mm 25,000
literature 2015 silver 11.51 g 12.44 mm 04,000

20 Euros

theme Issue date material Dimensions diameter Edition
25 years of restoration of independence 2015 silver 28.28 g 38.61 mm 4,000
500th birthday of Mikalojus Radvila Juodasis 2015 silver 28.28 g 38.61 mm 3,000
Struve arch 2015 silver 28.28 g 38.61 mm 3,000

50 Euros

theme Issue date material Dimensions diameter Edition
Coinage 2015 gold 7.78 g 22.3 mm 5,000

Web links

Commons : Lithuanian Euro Coins  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Euro entitlement 2004–2010 , accessed on March 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ [1] (PDF; 933 KiB)
  3. ↑ EU Commission recommends Lithuania's accession to the euro. Accessed on June 4, 2014
  4. ↑ EU finance ministers approve Lithuania's entry into the euro. Accessed June 21, 2014
  5. ↑ EU heads of state and government for Lithuania to join the euro.Retrieved on June 27, 2014
  6. ↑ DIE WELT: European Parliament approves Lithuania's accession to the euro zone. Accessed on July 17, 2014
  7. ↑ ECB: Lithuania joins euro area and single supervisory mechanism on January 1, 2015.Retrieved July 24, 2014
  8. ↑ DW: Lithuania's accession to the euro sealed ( memento of July 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ FAQ Bundesbank , accessed on October 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ Lietuvos Bankas: Lithuanian Collector Coin Program 2015 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Retrieved January 11, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lb.lt
  11. ^ Museum of the National Bank of Belgium: History and Coat of Arms of Lithuania , accessed on January 2, 2015
  12. ^ Lithuanian postage stamps 2015 with Vytis images of historical coins , accessed on February 28, 2015
  13. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2015: EU flag , accessed on November 18, 2019
  14. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 257/07, August 6, 2015) , accessed on August 6, 2015
  15. ↑ Lithuania 2015: 30 Years of the European Flag , accessed on November 4, 2015
  16. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2015: Lithuanian language , accessed on January 30, 2016
  17. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 357/03, October 29, 2015) , accessed on December 16, 2015
  18. ↑ Commemorative Lithuania coin 2015: Language of Lithuania , accessed on November 18, 2019
  19. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2016: Baltic Culture , accessed on August 4, 2016
  20. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 103/02, March 18, 2016) , accessed on May 9, 2016
  21. ^ Commemorative coin Lithuania 2016: Baltic Culture , accessed on May 9, 2016
  22. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2017: Vilnius , accessed on December 5, 2017
  23. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 329/09, September 30, 2017) , accessed on September 30, 2017
  24. ↑ Commemorative coin Lithuania 2017: Vilnius - City of Culture and Art , accessed on September 1, 2017
  25. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2018: Independence , accessed on November 18, 2019
  26. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 21/02, January 20, 2018) , accessed on January 31, 2018
  27. ↑ Commemorative coin 2018: 100 years of independence , accessed on January 31, 2017
  28. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2018: Song Festival , accessed on December 13, 2018.
  29. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 119/05, April 5, 2018) , accessed on June 26, 2018
  30. ^ Commemorative coin Lithuania 2018: Song and Dance Festival 2018 , accessed on June 26, 2018
  31. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2019: Sutartinės , accessed on August 13, 2019
  32. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 351/11, October 17, 2019) , accessed on October 23, 2019
  33. ↑ Lithuania commemorative coin 2019: Lithuanian Folk Songs - Sutartinės , accessed on July 11, 2019
  34. ↑ Münzscan Lithuania 2019: Žemaitija , accessed on December 20, 2019
  35. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 351/10, October 17, 2019) , accessed on October 23, 2019
  36. ↑ Commemorative coin Lithuania 2019: Lithuanian Ethnographic Regions - Žemaitija , accessed on September 10, 2019
  37. ^ Coin image Lithuania 2020: Aukštaitija (Upper Lithuania) , accessed on December 26, 2019
  38. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2020 / C 53/04) , accessed on February 17, 2020
  39. ↑ Lithuania commemorative coin 2020: Lithuanian Ethnographic Regions - Aukštaitija , accessed on November 18, 2019
  40. ↑ Coin image Lithuania 2020: Hill of Crosses , accessed on February 18, 2020
  41. ↑ Lithuania commemorative coin 2020: Hill of Crosses , accessed on November 18, 2019