1 Litas Battle of Grunwald

Features

Issuer	Lithuania
Period	Republic (1990-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2010
Value	1 Litas (1 LTL)
Currency	New litas (1993-2014)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	6.25 g
Diameter	22.3 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	29 June 2010
Demonetized	1 January 2015
Number	N# 12251
References	KM# 172 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

600th Anniversary of Battle of Grunwald

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIETUVA
LMK
2010
1 LITAS

Translation: Lithuania

Engraver: Rytas Jonas Belevičius

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1410-2010
ŽALGIRIO MŪŠIS

Translation: The Battle of Grunwald

Engraver: Rytas Jonas Belevičius

Edge

Mills and smooth section

Mint

(LMK)

Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)

Comments

This coin commemorates the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, also known as the 1st Battle of Tannenberg. On July 15, 1410, this battle pitted the Teutonic Knights against the Polish troops of King Ladislas II and the Lithuanian army of Grand Duke Vytautas. It was a terrible defeat for the order, which also lost its Grand Master, Ulrich von Jungingen, killed in action. As a result of the battle, Poland recovered West Prussia and became the major regional power. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Cette monnaie commémore le 600e anniversaire de la bataille de Grunwald aussi appelée 1ère bataille de Tannenberg. Le 15 juillet 1410, cette bataille opposent les chevaliers Teutoniques aux troupes polonaises du roi Ladislas II et à l’armée lituanienne du grand-duc Vytautas. C’est une terrible défaite pour l’ordre, qui perd aussi son grand maître, Ulrich von Jungingen, tué au combat. A l’issue de la bataille, la Pologne récupère la Prusse occidentale et devient la grande puissance régionale.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2010 LMK			1 000 000				$ 1.20	$ 1.50	$ 1.70	$ 1.70

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