Lithuania 1998 5 litai KM-127
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This specimen was lot 72749 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "LITHUANIA. 5 Litai, 1998-LMK. Vilnius Mint. NGC PROOF-63 Ultra Cameo. This Choice example displays good details and strong contrast between device and field and much beauty." A bimetallic five litai (KM 113) exists, struck for circulation 1998-2013. This NCLT was struck to honor UNICEF. We don't know why this was struck to the module of an obsolete British crown.
Recorded mintage: 3,000.
Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-127.
- 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 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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