Lithuania 1936 5 litai
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This specimen was lot 75375 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "LITHUANIA. 5 Litai, 1936. PCGS MS-64. An impressive near-Gem with frosty, argent surfaces and a great strike." This commemorative was accompanied by a ten litai (KM 82), 5 centai (KM 81), 2 centai (KM 80) and one centas (KM 79). It represents the last coinage issued by the republic before World War Two.
Recorded mintage: 2,612,000.
Specification: 9 g, 0.750 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, edge lettered TAUTOS GEROVE TAVO GEROVE.
Catalog reference: KM-82.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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