Subject of the commemorative coin:
Dzukiya
Description of the design:
The design depicts a coat of arms with an armoured soldier holding a halberd in his right hand and leaning against a silver Baltic shield with his left hand. The coat of arms is placed on a beam and is held by two lynxes. Below it hangs a ribbon with the Latin inscription “EX GENTE BELICOSISSIMA POPULUS LABORIOSUS” (FROM A MARTIAL TRIBE TO A DILIGENT PEOPLE). The design is surrounded by the inscriptions “LIETUVA” (Lithuania) and “DZUKIJA”, the year of issuance (2021) and the mint mark of the Lithuanian Mint. The design is by Rolandas Rimkunas. The outer ring of the coin features the twelve stars of the European flag.
Lithuania 2021: Dzūkija
Circulation:
500,000 coins
Date of issue:
September 9, 2021

