Collector (commemorative) coins
Collector (commemorative) coins are issued to honour landmark events in our state's and world's history, prominent people and architectural monuments. The Bank of Lithuania has already issued over 60 collector coins dedicated to special topics.
The first commemorative coin issued by the Bank of Lithuania was a 10 litas coin dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the flight across the Atlantic Ocean by Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas, which was minted of a copper and nickel alloy in 1993. Later, precious metals, such as silver and gold, were used for striking commemorative coins.
The following series of coins were issued: “The Rulers of Lithuania”, “Lithuanian Cities”, “Historical and Architectural Monuments of Lithuania”, “The Millennium of the Mention of the Name of Lithuania”, as well as coins dedicated to the Olympic games and other events. The Bank of Lithuania has been participating in international coin programmes. Gold and silver coins were issued as items of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) coin program “Children of the World”, “The Smallest Gold Coins of the World. History of Gold”, “Endangered Wildlife” and “Europe. European Cultural Heritage”.
The website of the Bank of Lithuania presents comprehensive information on collector coins already issued, provides the programme of issue of collector coins, informs about coin design competitions and describes the procedures for ordering and obtaining collector coins.
The newly issued collector coins and numismatic coinsets of circulation coins are sold at the cash offices of the Bank of Lithuania in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.
