2 litai LITHUANIA (2013) Stelmuze Oak

in the centre Coat of Arms (Vytis) by Arvydas Každailis, along the top edge: LIETUVA (Lithuania); along the bottom edge face value: 2 LITAI

in the coin centre in a disk English oak Quercus robur in Stelmužė; along the top edge: STELMUŽĖS ĄŽUOLAS (Stelmužė oak); along the bottom edge year of issue 2013

five reeded sections separated by shorter plain sections; in each of reeded sections three middle mills are thicker

29 X 2013

15 I 2015

Giedrius Paulauskis

Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla (The Lithuanian Mint), Vilnius (mintmark at the right edge of the obverse)

2013	100 000

 Nature and Culture of Lithuania - a series of commemorative Lithuanian 2 litai coins:

	2 LITAI (2013) Puntukas Stone
	2 LITAI (2013) Stelmužė Oak
	2 LITAI (2013) Kurenkahn Boat (Kurėnas)
	2 LITAI (2013) Distaff (Verpstė)

Stelmužė Oak is the oldest and thus the most famous tree in Lithuania. The age of the oak is estimated between 1500 and 2000 years. Accurate calculation is impossible since the interior of the trunk was removed in order to save the tree from disease and decay. Also a number of diseased branches was removed, and even the healthy ones are today supported. The trunk of the oak has a diameter of approximately 3.5 m and circumference of approximately 13 m in the thickest section.


photo: Algirdas Svid, licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0