Lithuania Euro Coins Competition 2004

The competition for the design of the national side of Lithuanian euro coins.

11-11-2004

Plaster models of the Lithuanian side of euro and euro cent circulation coins created by the sculptor Antanas Zukauskas will be used in issuing the single European currency.

The Board of the Bank of Lithuania took the historical decision regarding the design of the Lithuanian euro with the Vytis symbol today, on the 11th of November.

Appraising the winner of the euro design tender, Antanas Zukauskas, at the Museum of the Bank of Lithuania in Vilnius, which reflects the history of our country’s currency, the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania said: “We would like to express our gratitude for the excellent models created by you, to be used in minting euro and euro cent coins with the Vytis symbol and the word Lithuania, precious to all of us. The Lithuanian euro coins will enter the flow of currency of the multinational Europe and serve millions of people.”

Source: The Board of the Bank of Lithuania made the historical decision regarding the national side of the euro