Lithuania 1938 10 litu

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2809

This specimen was lot 2809 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LITHUANIA: Republic, AR 10 litu, 1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic - Antanas Smetona portrait, an attractive mint state example, PCGS graded MS62, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Two years after the issue of this commemorative, Lithuanian independence was snuffed out by Russian occupation.

Recorded mintage: 170,000.

Specification: 18 g, 0.750 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-84.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1936 10 litų
• Coins and currency dated 1938