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1 Euro - Užas
| Issuer | Republic of Užupis |
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| Year | 2003-2020 |
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| Value | 1 Euro |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is designed in close homage to the Eurozone 5 Euro banknote, employing a comparable guilloche underprint and overall compositional layout. The central vignette presents a historic riverside view of the Užupis quarter in Vilnius, flanked by the denomination '1 UŽ' and the flag of the Republic of Užupis. Principal inscriptions appear in Lithuanian, with the precise text varying between the 2003–2018 and 2020 editions. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse adopts the same stylistic framework as the Eurozone 5 Euro note, with a guilloche-patterned underprint forming the background. The principal vignette at centre renders the Angel of Užupis statue — the emblematic symbol of the self-declared republic — as the focal decorative element, accompanied by the denomination '1 UŽ' and the flag of the Republic of Užupis. As on the obverse, the Lithuanian inscriptions differ between the 2003–2018 and 2020 printings. |
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Užupis — a small bohemian district in Vilnius — declared independence on April 1, 1989, and has issued its own currency, flags, and constitution with varying degrees of irony ever since. This note is not legal tender anywhere, including Užupis itself, but that has never been the point. The Republic's founding date being April Fool's Day is not coincidental.
Balčiūnas designed the note for a community that treats statehood as performance art. Printed locally in Vilnius, it circulates as a souvenir and diplomatic curiosity — Užupis "ambassadors" hand them to foreign dignitaries with the same gravity one might present a real passport.