Lithuania. 1 1/2 Euro Various Years (8 coins) (No reserve price)

1. Series: Tales from My Childhood
Denomination: €1.50
Composition: copper and nickel alloy
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 11.10 g
Quality: UNC
Coin type: collector
Edge of the coin: rimmed
Mintage: 30,000 pcs
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint

The reverse of the coin features the silhouette of the main character in the fairy tale (the sister) and the symbolic figures of her twelve brothers, Black Ravens, descending and turning into human beings. A symbolic tattoo – the tree of life – on the sister’s back depicts the key moments of her life: birds, winds, clouds, a mountain, children, a bonfire and a crown are all depicted using Lithuanian folk ornaments, reinforcing the mystical plot of the fairy tale. The composition is surrounded by the inscription “Dvylika brolių, juodvarniais lakstančių” (The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens).
The obverse of the coin bears a knitting that features the main motif of the fairy tale, the inscription “Lietuva” (Lithuania) and a symbolic silhouette of the Vytis. The composition, as an allusion to a cosy evening when fairy tales are told, is surrounded by small stars and the moon, the denomination €1.50, the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint and 2024, the year of issue.

Series: Traditional Lithuanian Celebrations
Denomination: €1.50
Composition: copper and nickel alloy
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 11.10 g
Quality: UNC
Coin type: collector
Edge of the coin: rimmed
Mintage: 30,000 pcs
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint

2. The reverse of the coin depicts the symbols of the Sea Festival and Klaipėda that create an inviting and festive mood. Above them is the inscription JŪROS ŠVENTĖ (SEA FESTIVAL).
The obverse of the coin features Vytis (the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania), the coat of arms of Klaipėda, the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), denomination (€1.50), the year of issue (2021) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint – all of them as if imprinted on the seaside sand.

3. The reverse of the coin features distinctive attributes characteristic of Užgavėnės, a lively end-of-winter celebration: in the centre – Morė, the effigy of winter, surrounded by a beggar, a crane, a witch baking pancakes, Lašininis, a symbol of winter, Kanapinis, a symbol of spring, and a goat playing an accordion. The composition is surrounded by the inscription UŽGAVĖNĖS and the slogan of the celebration: ŽIEMA, ŽIEMA, BĖK IŠ KIEMO! (WINTER, WINTER GO AWAY!).
The obverse of the coin features a character of Užgavėnės – a horse rider, i.e. a person dressed up in a costume that makes him appear to be riding a horse. It also features the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2019), denomination (€1.50), and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

4. The reverse of the coin features symbols characteristic of the Lithuanian midsummer celebration Joninės: a blooming fern, the moon, the sun, and a greenery wreath that twists into a whirlwind, in the centre of which is a ‘fern blossom’, as if peeking through a drop of dew. The composition is surrounded by the inscriptions JONINĖS and RASOS ŠVENTĖ.
The obverse of the coin features the coat of arms of Lithuania made up of stylised droplets of water. The coin also features the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2018), denomination (€1.50) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

5. Centenary of the Bank of Lithuania
Denomination: €1.50
Composition: alloy
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 11.10 g
Quality: UNC
Coin type: collector
Edge of the coin: rimmed
Mintage: 30,000 pcs
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint

The obverse of the coin features a fragment of the interior of the building of the Bank of Lithuania in Kaunas – a symbol of the origin of central banking Lithuania in the interwar period, one of the most impressive buildings symbolising Kaunas’ prosperity. The gallery on the second floor is surrounded by a balustrade, the glazed ceiling of the operating room is surrounded by caissons, painted in historical and mythological motifs (even today visitors to the Bank of Lithuania can still admire the view, and the bank’s cash desks are open here). On the left, the composition features the Vytis, the symbol of Lithuania’s coat-of-arms, an inscription “Lietuva” (Lithuania), the denomination “€1.50” and the logo of the Lithuanian Mint.
The artistic composition of the reverse of the coin conveys a vision of the future in the language of symbols, incorporates the inscription “Lietuvos bankui 100” (Centenary of the Bank of Lithuania) and a piece of the logo of the Bank of Lithuania, the year 2022.

Series: Lithuanian Nature
Denomination: €1.50
Composition: copper and nickel alloy
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 11.10 g
Quality: UNC
Coin type: collector
Edge of the coin: rimmed
Mintage: 30,000 pcs
Minted at the Lithuanian Mint

6. Both sides of the coin depict smelt fishing by attracting: wooden mallets rhythmically strike the end of a board placed in a man-made hole in the ice and create vibrations that attract the fish; the vibrations make them turn in circles and ultimately get entangled in the nets. The reverse of the coin portrays the view from below the ice and fish caught in the nets. It features the inscription STINTŲ ŽVEJYBA VILIOJANT (SMELT FISHING BY ATTRACTING) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.
The obverse of the coin portrays the view from above the ice. It features Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, formed as if from frost, the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2019) and denomination €1.50.

7. The reverse of the coin depicts an old Lithuanian beekeeping tradition of harvesting honey from tree hollows: having climbed into a tree, a beekeeper, his head shielded with a beekeeping veil, is harvesting honey next to a swarm of bees. It also bears the inscription DREVINĖ BITININKYSTĖ (TREE BEEKEEPING).
The obverse of the coin features a stylised Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, formed as if from a swarm of bees and a honeycomb full of honey. The honeycomb was foregrounded using a pad-printing technology. It also bears the inscription LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), the year of issue (2020), denomination (€1.50) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

8.