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2 Euros Probe Essai Prueba
| Issuer | Lithuania |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the crowned armoured effigy of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great is depicted facing right, holding an upright sword. The outer ring bears a legend divided by six five-pointed stars to the left and six to the right, with the issuer name, the subject's name and regnal dates, and the year of issue inscribed in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lithuania joined the EU in May 2004 but did not adopt the euro until 2015 — one of the longest gaps between accession and currency adoption among the 2004 intake. This piece is a pre-adoption trial strike, produced to test die compatibility and metal tolerances ahead of eventual euro production. Such essais were never released to the public and exist in tiny quantities, typically distributed only among central bank officials and minting authorities.