Lithuanian Banknotes 1
20 Litu 2007 Issue P69

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Note Description: Lithuania, Bank of Lithuania "Replacement"
20 Litu RF4 2007 - Printer: F-CO
Grade: 68 EPQ
Country: LIT
Note Number: LIT69*
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: J. Maironis
Certification #: 8087633-019  
Owner: Evaldas
Sets Competing: Lithuanian Banknotes 1  Score: 205
Date Added: 9/16/2021
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

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Currency of Lithuania 20 Lithuanian Litas banknote 2007
Bank of Lithuania - Lietuvos Bankas

The banknote features a portrait of the Lithuanian romantic poet Maironis (real name Jonas Maciulis, 1862–1932) who was a great patriot and made efforts to "wake up" the nation, to inspire resistance to Russification policies and fight for the independence of Lithuania from Imperial Russia.

The obverse features the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas, with its carillon tower (the most famous exhibit in the museum is a wreckage of "Lituanica" airplane). The reverse also depicts the Statue of Liberty by Juozas Zikaras, commemorating the declaration of Lithuania's independence in 1918. The 20 litu banknote released in 1930 also featured the same Statue of Liberty on the back, just it is on the left hand side. The obverse of the 1930 banknote featured Vytautas the Great himself.

The banknotes printed in 1991, together with the 10 litu banknotes, started an international scandal. The 1991 release was replaced very quickly. The 1993 release was designed by Justas Tolvaišis. The last issue was designed by Giedrius Jonaitis. The major change in 2001 issue was moving the Statue of Liberty from the left hand side to the right on the back.

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