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| 20 Euro KM#216 Silver Ag 925 Quality proof Diameter 38.61 mm Weight 28.28 g. Subject: 250th birth of Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis. The obverse of the coin features Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, surrounded by the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), a Phrygian cap, the year of issue (2015), denomination (€20), and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint. The reverse of the coin features a portrait of Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis – artist and politician, participant of the 1794 Uprising, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania. At the top of the coin are music notes from his famous polonaise ‘Farewell to Homeland’, which he seems to be hearing in his mind. On the right side of the coin, in a semicircle, are the words MYKOLAS KLEOPAS OGINSKIS 250. Designed by Rūta Ona Čigriejūtė and Rytas Jonas Belevičius. Mintage 3,000 pcs. Issued 11-09-2015. The coin was minted at the state enterprise Lithuanian Mint. |
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