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2 Centai
| Issuer | Lithuania |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Value | 2 Centai (0.02) |
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| Obverse description | The Lithuanian national arms, the Vytis, occupying the central field: an armored knight on horseback galloping to the left, brandishing a sword raised above his head and bearing a shield on his left arm. The legend LIETUVA appears in the lower field beneath the horse, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A large numeral '2' dominates the central field, flanked on either side by the split date '19' and '36'. The denomination CENTAI is inscribed in the lower field beneath the numeral. The entire design is encircled by a wreath of oak or laurel branches tied at the base with a decorative bow, within a beaded border. |
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By 1936, Lithuania had been operating under Antanas Smetona's authoritarian regime for over a decade, following his coup of December 1926. Low-denomination bronze coinage of this period saw limited mintage runs, and the 1936 2 Centai is among the scarcer dates in the interwar Lithuanian series — production was winding down as the centas coinage approached its practical end before Soviet occupation in 1940 rendered the entire currency obsolete.