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1 Litas
| Issuer | Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania) |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black and dark-brown intaglio on orange and multicolour underprint with fine guilloche patterning. A vignette of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė (pen name J. Žemaitė), the celebrated Lithuanian writer, is positioned at centre right; the numerical denomination appears below. Issuing bank title, date, and facsimile signatures of the Finance Minister and the Chairman of the Bank of Lithuania Board are printed across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in red, orange, and green on a multicolour underprint. A vignette of the wooden Church of Saint Juozapas in Palūšė, one of Lithuania's notable examples of vernacular ecclesiastical architecture, occupies the left field; the National Coat of Arms of Lithuania (Vytis) is rendered at centre right. The numerical and verbal denomination inscriptions appear in the lower portion. |
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The 1 Litas note of 1994 belongs to the second series of restored Lithuanian currency — the litas having been reintroduced in 1993 after a brief transitional period using the talonas, a coupon currency that bridged the gap between Soviet roubles and a stable national unit. Thomas De La Rue printed the entire series, a typical arrangement for newly independent states in the early 1990s that needed internationally credible production quickly.
At just over twelve million printed, this is not a scarce note, but the 1 Litas denomination was pulled from circulation relatively early as its purchasing power declined through the decade.