500 Litų

2010Collector

Obverse

Shield around seated king

Legend
English
LIETUVA 2010 LMK 500 LITŲ
Lithuania

Designer Rytas Jonas Belevičius

Reverse

Knights on horseback, warriors on foot

Legend
English
1410 2010 ŽALGIRIO MŪŠIS
The Battle of Grunwald

Edge

Type On the edge of the coin: stylized 15th century spearheads

Issues

  • 2010 Proof
    Mintage

    Proof - Mintage 5,000 pcs - distributed 2,500 pcs

    Proof price €1,600 in grade PF65Proof price €1,800 in grade PF67

Catalogue numbers

KM#
173
FR#
18

Physical

Metal
Gold .9999
Weight
31.1 g
Fine weight
1 g
Diameter
32.5 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal (0°)
Technique
Milled

Details

Value
500 Litų
Type
Collector
Issuer
Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos Bankas)
Subject
600th Anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald
Demonetized
1 January 2015

Notes

The coin won second place in the Vicenza Numismatica nomination at the international numismatic exhibition Vicenza Numismatica in Vincenza, Northern Italy, in 2011. Second place in the "Gold Coin of the Year" nomination at the international commemorative coin contest Coin Constellation, held in St Petersburg, Russia, in 2011. The Coin was also nominated in the Coin of the Year contest organized by numismatic catalogues publisher Krause Publications (USA) in 2012