2020 Lithuania €2 Euro Uncirculated UNC Coin Hill of Crosses Catholic Pilgrimage-image
2020 Lithuania €2 Euro Uncirculated UNC Coin Hill of Crosses Catholic Pilgrimage-image
2020 Lithuania €2 Euro Uncirculated UNC Coin Hill of Crosses Catholic Pilgrimage-image

2020 Lithuania €2 Euro Uncirculated UNC Coin Hill of Crosses Catholic Pilgrimage

$ 3.17

Composition: Bi-Metallic Year: 2020 Denomination: 2 Euro Grade: Ungraded Certification: Uncertified Country/Region of Manufacture: Lithuania Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated Country/Region: Lithuania Modified Item: No

Description

Mint: Lithuanian Mint Denomination: €2 Quality: UNC Issue limit: 495,000 Alloy: Base Metal Diameter: 25.75 mm Weight: 8.5 grams Design: Rytas Jonas Belevičius Edge lettering: LAISVĖ * VIENYBĖ * GEROVĖ (FREEDOM * UNITY* WELL-BEING) Box/Capsule: No/No Certificate: No Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses religious pilgrimage site is featured on its newest circulating commemorative €2 coin. The obverse of the coin depicts the famous site near Šiauliai on the Castle Hill of Jurgaiciai (Domantai), the scene showing fragments of wooden and forged crosses, symbolizing Lithuanian cross-crafting and folk culture. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania, especially so since Soviet occupation. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

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