Lithuanian Banknotes 2
5 Centai 1922 September Issue P2

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Note Description: Lithuania, Bank of Lithuania
5 Centai 1922
Grade: AU 50 EPQ
Country: LIT
Note Number: LIT2a
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Printer: Otto Elsner, Berlin
Certification #: 1906396-005  
Owner: Evaldas
Sets Competing: Lithuanian Banknotes 2  Score: 243
Date Added: 6/3/2020
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Lithuania 5 Centai banknote of 1922

Obverse: On the left and right side depicted the face value in arabic numerals "5". The face value in words "Penki Centu" (Five Cents) at center.
Reverse: Coat of arms of Lithuania, consisting of an armour-clad knight on horseback holding a sword and shield, is also known as Vytis at center. The face value in arabic numerals "5" in ornate guilloche in each corner and in words "Penki Centu" (Five Cents) at lower center.
The note is decorated throughout with various Lithuanian folk motifs.

Printed at the Andreas Haase printing house in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
The patterns of the litas note were designed by the artist Adomas Varnas who headed the commission supervising the printing in Prague.

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