Difference between revisions of "Lithuania 1925 2 litu"
m |
m (Text replacement - "10 centu]]" to "10 centų]]") |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
* [[Lithuania 1925 centas|1925 centas]] | * [[Lithuania 1925 centas|1925 centas]] | ||
* [[Lithuania 1925 5 centai|1925 5 centai]] | * [[Lithuania 1925 5 centai|1925 5 centai]] | ||
| − | * [[Lithuania 1925 10 centu|1925 10 | + | * [[Lithuania 1925 10 centu|1925 10 centų]] |
* [[Lithuania 1925 litas|1925 litas]] | * [[Lithuania 1925 litas|1925 litas]] | ||
* [[Lithuania 1925 5 litai|1925 5 litai]] | * [[Lithuania 1925 5 litai|1925 5 litai]] | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 21 January 2026
This specimen was lot 41122 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "LITHUANIA. 2 Litu, 1925. London Mint. PCGS PROOF-63 Gold Shield. Mintage: 11 (or less). An EXCEEDINGLY RARE issue that exists [because] the Royal mint produced a small handful of 'proof of record.' For the advanced collector of Lithuanian or Baltic states in general, this undoubtedly represents a mesmerizing opportunity. Ex: South African Mint Collection." This two litai is the only issue of this denomination from the first republic of Lithuania (1918-40). It was struck at the London mint. It was one of a series issued in 1925 ranging from one centas to five litas.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.4 g, 0.500 fine silver, 22.9 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-77.
- 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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to: