2 litai LITHUANIA (2013) Distaff

2 litai 2013 - Distaff - Lithuanian coins

2 litai 2013 - Distaff - coins of Lithuania

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
25.0 mm	7.5 g	2.2 mm	Cu₇₂Ni₂₅ / CuZnNi

obverse:

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

reverse:

in the coin centre ornamented wooden distaff; in the background pattern of parallel lines forming irregular triangles symbolizing fiber; along the top edge: VERPSTĖ (distaff); along the bottom edge year of issue 2013

edge:

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

issue date:

29 X 2013

withdrawal date:

15 I 2015

designer:

Giedrius Paulauskis

mint:

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

mintage:

2013

100 000

thematic series:

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)

interesting facts:

Distaff is a traditional wooden tool used for spinning wool, flax or cotton. It had the shape of a flat board placed on a stick and around it the fiber was wrapped. Boards had complex shapes to hold the fibers better, and its surfaces were decorated with traditional patterns. Lithuanian patterns contain characteristic six- or eight-pointed stars.

Traditional Lithuanian distaffs

photo: Juliaus Auglio, licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 1 I 2015

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