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2 Litu
| Issuer | Lietuvos Bankas |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Old litas (1922-1941) |
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| Reverse description | Dark blue and purple on light underprint. A large central vignette in purple carries a stylized architectural or ornamental panel motif enclosed within scrolled foliate cartouche work, with the numeral 2 in white appearing to the left. Acanthus-leaf ornamental borders frame the left and right margins in blue, and the denomination DU LITU is set in gothic lettering beneath the central vignette. Two lines of cautionary text run along the lower portion of the design. |
| Reverse lettering | DU LITU LIETUVOS BANKO BANKNOTAS BANKNOTŲ PADIRBIMAS ĮSTATYMU BAUDŽIAMAS (Translation: Two Litu Lithuanian Bank Banknote Banknote counterfeiting is punishable by law) |
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The 1922 Litas series was Lithuania's assertion of monetary independence following the chaotic period of German Ostmark and Soviet ruble circulation that had plagued the country since WWI. The Litas itself was introduced in October 1922, replacing the Talonas at a rate of 100 to 1 — a deliberately stabilizing move that pegged the new currency tightly to the US dollar and earned immediate credibility on international exchanges.
Pick 14 is among the lower denominations of that founding series. Notes from this issue are genuinely scarce in any grade; circulation was heavy and the Lithuanian public had little incentive to preserve low-value paper.