Item number: A343

Year: AD 1936

Material: Silver

Size: 26.9 x 26.9 x 1.8 mm

Weight: 9.0 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a silver coin issued by the Republic of Lithuania in AD 1936, with a face value of 5 litai.

The obverse side features the coat of arms of Lithuania with the Lithuanian inscription “LIETUVA 1936” below, meaning Lithuania and the year of minting.

The reverse side depicts a left-facing portrait of Jonas Basanavičius, the patriarch of the Lithuanian nation, with his name “JONAS BASANAVIČIUS” inscribed in Lithuanian around the perimeter and the denomination “5 LITAI” below.

Coat Of Arms Of Lithuania:
The coat of arms of Lithuania features an armed knight on horseback holding a silver sword aloft, also known as the “Vytis.” This image first appeared in AD 1366 when rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania began using a depiction of themselves on horseback as a seal.

In the lower right corner of the portrait, the letters “J.Z.” are engraved, indicating that the designer of this coin was the sculptor Juozas Zikaras. The edge of the coin bears the Lithuanian inscription “TAUTOS GEROVĖ TAVO GEROVĖ,” which translates to “The welfare of the nation is your welfare.”

This coin was minted during the period of the Republic of Lithuania from AD 1918 to AD 1940, when the litas served as the country’s official currency.

In AD 1925, Lithuania introduced silver coins in denominations of 1 litas, 2 litu, and 5 litai. In AD 1936, Lithuania introduced a new coin with a denomination of 10 litu, alongside redesigned 5 litai and 10 litu coins featuring portraits.

It is noteworthy that only the newly designed 5 litai coin of AD 1936 bears the mint mark of the sculptor Juozas Zikaras. These coins continued to be used until AD 1941, when Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union. At that time, the litas was replaced by the rouble, and its circulation was prohibited.

Jonas Basanavičius was a leader of the Lithuanian national movement, as well as a physician and ethnographer. He founded the Lithuanian Scientific Society, dedicated to academic research, and was elected as a member of the Council of Lithuania. Due to his contributions to the Lithuanian national movement and the establishment of an independent Lithuania, he is honored as the “Patriarch of the Nation” in Lithuania. His hometown is now a museum open to visitors.

物件編號: A343

年代: 公元 1936 年

材料: 銀

尺寸: 26.9 x 26.9 x 1.8 mm

重量: 9.0 g

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

此枚為立陶宛共和國於公元1936年鑄造發行的銀幣，面額為5立特。 

硬幣正面刻有立陶宛國徽，國徽下方刻有立陶宛文的銘文「LIETUVA 1936」，意思是立陶宛，以及此枚錢幣鑄造的年份。背面以立陶宛文刻有立陶宛民族之父喬納斯·巴薩納維丘斯面向左側的肖像，周圍以立陶宛文刻有民族之父的名字「 JONAS BASANAVIČIUS 」，下方則為此枚硬幣的面額「 5 LITAI 5」。 

立陶宛國徽:
立陶宛國徽是一名騎著白馬的武裝騎士，右手高舉著銀劍，這個圖像也被稱為「Vytis 」，首次出現於公元1366年，源自立陶宛公國的統治者將自己騎在馬背上的圖案印製於印章上。

肖像的右下角刻有「J.Z」的字母，表示此枚硬幣的設計者為雕刻家尤薩斯·齊卡爾斯 (Juozas Zikars) 。 而硬幣的幣邊則鑄有立陶宛銘文「 TAUTOS GEROVĖ TAVO GEROVĖ 」，意思是你們的福祉即為國家的福祉。 

此枚硬幣鑄造於公元1918-公元1940年的立陶宛共和國時期，立特是當時立陶宛的法定貨幣。公元1925年，立陶宛推出了1立特、2立特、和5立特三種面額的銀幣。到了公元1936年，立陶宛新增了面額10立特的硬幣，並為面額較大的5立特和10立特硬幣增加了人物肖像的設計。值得注意的是，只有公元1936年新設計的5立特硬幣上才刻有雕刻家尤薩斯·齊卡爾的鑄造記號。這種錢幣的使用一直持續到公元1941年，立陶宛被蘇聯併吞，立特被盧布取代並禁止流通。 

喬納斯·巴薩納維丘斯(Jonas Basanavičius)是立陶宛的民族運動領袖，同時也是一名醫生和民族學家，他成立了立陶宛科學學會，致立於學術研究，同時亦當選為立陶宛20人委員會成員。由於他對立陶宛民族運動和重建獨立立陶宛的貢獻，被尊稱為立陶宛的「民族之父」，他的故鄉如今為可參觀的博物館。