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| 50 Litu KM#199 Coin dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha. The obverse of the coin features a stylized coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, Vytis on a shield in the centre, which is surrounded by the inscriptions LIETUVA 2014, 50 LITŲ (LITHUANIA 2014, 50 LITAS). There is also the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint on the obverse of the coin. On the reverse of the coin features a portrait of Konstantinas Ostrogiškis against a background of fragments of the Battle; there is the inscription DIDYSIS LDK ETMONAS KONSTANTINAS OSTROGIŠKIS (THE GRAND HETMAN OF THE GDL KONSTANTINAS OSTROGIŠKIS) at the bottom and the inscriptions ORŠOS MŪŠIS (THE BATTLE OF ORSHA) and the anniversary year of the Battle – 500 at the top. Silver Ag 925; quality — proof; diameter — 38.61 mm; weight — 28.28 g. The edge of the coin bears cannons, the symbols of one of the factors that contributed to the victory of the Battle. Designed by Rolandas Rimkūnas and Giedrius Paulauskis. Mintage 3,000 pcs. Issued 08.09.2014. The coin was minted at the state enterprise Lithuanian Mint. |
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