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50 Centaurų
| Issuer | Lietuvos banko Šiaulių skyrius (Bank of Lithuania, Šiauliai Branch) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Yellow and purple guilloche underprint with a vertical ornamental security band at centre. At left, a Lithuanian text block states the redemption obligation of the Šiauliai branch of Lietuvos bankas for the period 1991.07.27–1991.08.04, exchangeable for fifty Soviet kopecks. At right, a vignetted line-engraving illustrates two football players contesting a ball. A manuscript signature below the text is captioned 'Banko valdytojas'. |
| Reverse lettering | Lietuvos banko Šiaulių skyrius įsipareigoja 1991.07.27 - 1991. 08.04 šį banknotą apkeisti penkiasdešimčia sovietinių kapeikų Banko valdytojas |
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The 1991 Lithuanian talonas issues — including this 50 centaurų denomination — were emergency transitional scrip introduced as Lithuania moved to detach its economy from the Soviet ruble. The centaurai subdivisions are particularly obscure; inflation rendered them functionally worthless almost immediately after introduction, and they circulated so briefly that used examples are genuinely harder to find than uncirculated ones.
The Šiauliai branch designation reflects the decentralized printing and distribution logistics of that chaotic period, not a separate issuing authority — the Bank of Lithuania coordinated issuance nationally.