Lithuania 1925 centas

Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72107

This specimen was lot 72107 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LITHUANIA. Centas, 1925. NGC MS-66. A nicely struck coin with finely granular surfaces and soft, full luster." This one centas is the first issue of this denomination from the first republic of Lithuania (1918-40). It was one of a series issued in 1925 ranging from one centas to five litas. Another one centas was issued in 1936. In the early twenties, Lithuania had a population of about 2.7 million.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.

Specification: 1.6 g, aluminum bronze, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-71.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 1925 5 litai
• Lithuania 1936 centas
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