Lithuania 1998 50 litu KM-110
This specimen was lot 2689 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "LITHUANIA: Republic, AR 50 litu, 1998, initials LMK, Grand Duke Algirdas, in original plush case [with] COA, mintage of only 2,998 pieces, Choice Proof." Wikipedia comments, "Algirdas balanced himself between Principality of Moscow and Poland, spoke Lithuanian and Ruthenian (among other languages) and followed the majority of his pagan and Orthodox subjects rather than to alienate them by promoting Roman Catholicism. His son Jogaila ascended the Polish throne, converted to Roman Catholicism and founded the dynasty which ruled Lithuania and Poland for nearly 200 years." In 1999, Lithuania issued an NCLT honoring his brother, grand duke Kęstutis.
Recorded mintage: 2,998 proofs.
Specification: 23.3 g, 0.925 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, edge lettered "IŠ PRAEITIES TAVO SŪNŪS TE STIPRYBĘ SEMIA*".
Catalog reference: KM-110.
- 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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