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50 litas coin issued to mark the XXX Olympic Games in London, 2011
50 litas coin issued to mark the XXX Olympic Games in London, 2011
The obverse of the coin carries an image of the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania (Vytis) in a shield. The inscriptions LIETUVA (Lithuania) and 2011 are arranged in a semi-circle around. The inscription 50 LITŲ (50 litas) is inscribed below a symbolic image of sails.
The reverse of the coin illustrates a branch of Olympic sports-sailing. The inscription LONDONAS (London) 2012 is arranged in a semi-circle on the edge. A double (latent) image is incorporated into one of the sails on the left side of the coin. When the coin is viewed at a certain angle, the image elements can be seen: the logo of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and the number XXX.
Quality - proof.
On the edge of the coin: VĖJO (WE NEED WIND) and stylized sails.
Designed by Rūta Ona Čigriejūtė and Rytas Jonas Belevičius.
The coin was minted at the state enterprise Lithuanian Mint.