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500 Litų (600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald)

Series:: 1991~2014 - Parliamentary Republic (Numismatic Products)
Catalog codes:: Col:LT-000100, WCC:km173
Themes:: Anniversaries and Jubilees | Battle | Coats of Arms | Dukes | Seals (Emblems)
Issued on:: 2010-06-29
Last issue date:: 2010-06-29
Distribution:: Numismatic Product
Mints:: Lithuanian Mint (UAB), Vilnius, Lithuania
Composition:: Gold
Edge:: Decorated
Orientation:: Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape:: Circular
Rim:: Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
Weight:: 31.1 grams
Diameter:: 33 mm
Face value:: 500 Lt - Lithuanian litas
Known mintage:: 2,500
Composition Details:: Au 999,9*Au 999,9*
Score:: 93% Accuracy: Low
Related items:: 16 (See)
Description:: Obverse: of the coins features the majestic seal of Grand Duke Vytautas, encircled by the inscriptions LIETUVA, the year of issue, 2010, and the denomination 500 LITŲ (500 litas).
Mint mark: (right) ʟMㅈ (Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla (Lithuanian Mint))
Designer: Rytas Jonas Belevičius

Reverse: of the coin features scenes from the Battle of Grunwald, which include details of horsemen and infantrymen clothing, armour and weapons, typical of that time. The inscriptions ŽALGIRIO MŪŠIS (The Battle of Grunwald) and 1410 2010 are arranged in a semicircle.
Designer: Rytas Jonas Belevičius

Edge: PiO - Plain with incuse ornament: stylised 15th century spearheads

Note: 500 litas Coin to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald

Awards: The coin won second place in the Vicenza Numismatica nomination at the international numismatic exhibition Vicenza Numismatica in Vincenza, Northern Italy, in 2011. Second place in the "Gold Coin of the Year" nomination at the international commemorative coin contest Coin Constellation, held in St Petersburg, Russia, in 2011. The Coin was also nominated in the Coin of the Year contest organised by numismatic catalogues publisher Krause Publications (USA) in 2012.

Planned mintage: 5,000 pieces
Distribution terminated: 2015
Mintage of 2500 pieces distributed.

Demonetized: 01-01-2015
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