2 Euro Commemorative coins Lithuania 2016

Baltic Culture

The Obverse depicts an amber disc, one of the typical symbols of Baltic culture (the disc is engraved with an oblique cross formed by perforated dots representing the earth's axis). Above, in the centre, is the inscription "LIETUVA" between the mintmark on the left and the minting year on the right. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "LAISVE' VIENYBE' GEROVE'" ("Freedom, Unity, Prosperity" in Lithuanian) interspersed with three stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)