10 centų LITHUANIA (1991)

in the centre Coat of Arms (Vytis) by Juozas Zikaras, below in two lines centered: LIETUVA / 1991 (Lithuania and year of issue)

face value: 10 centered, below centered: CENTŲ, a ring of leaves at the edge

plain

25 VI 1993

15 I 2015

Petras Garška

The Birmingham Mint, Birmingham, United Kingdom

1991

~ 10 000 000

never published, rough estimate

+ 7 000 in annual boxed sets 1991

1991 - a) CENTŲ on the reverse written in thin lettering or b) CENTŲ in thick lettering

Coins of face values 10, 20 and 50 centas of this type were minted only with 1991 date. Despite different pattern and alloy than the newer issue, the coins are still circulating, but once intercepted by the Central Bank they do not return to circulation. One interesting fact is that Petras Garška was awarded only the 2nd place in the competition for Lithuanian cent-coins design. No winner was selected. We are attaching "the winning" proposal of Petras Garška (source: www.lb.lt). Another interesting fact is that the competition requirements were based on Soviet coinage convention with face values 1, 2, 3, 10, 15 and 20 centas. Nationalist feelings prevailed, however, and the system was changed.

Proposal of Petras Garška.