2 Euro Commemorative coins Lithuania 2021

Žuvintas biosphere reserve

The Obverse depicts the characteristic environment of the Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. In the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription "LIETUVA", while in the lower part, below the design, are the inscriptions "ŽUVINTAS" and "UNESCO", written in an arc along the inner edge of the coin. Immediately above the inscription "ŽUVINTAS" is the mintmark, while to the right, within the design, is the minting year. 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)

Dzūkija: Third of the Lithuanian Ethnographical Regions series

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the coat of arms of the region, consisting of a shield bearing a warrior in armour wielding an axe in his right hand: the shield is held on either side by two lynxes. The entire design is delimited at the bottom by a ribbon where the motto in Latin "EX GENTE BELLICOSISSIMA POPULUS LABORIOSUS" is engraved. At the top, near the inner edge, is the arched inscription "LIETUVA", with the minting year underneath; while at the bottom is the circular inscription "DZÚKIJA", with the mintmark immediately above it. 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)