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50 Centų Provisional
| Issuer | Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania) |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in purple on cream paper, the obverse is enclosed within an intricate guilloche border with scrollwork corner ornaments. The denomination numeral '50' appears in large bold type at both left and right flanks, while the central panel carries the full redemption text in Lithuanian along with three manuscript signatures below. An anti-counterfeiting legend runs across the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | LIETUVOS BANKO LAIKINASIS BANKNOTAS Penkiosdešimts centų (Translation: Lithuanian Bank Provisional Banknote Fifty cents) |
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Lithuania's first banknotes were issued under considerable pressure — the new central bank opened in 1922 with almost no time to commission a full note series, and the provisional fractional issues that resulted were essentially stopgaps while permanent designs were being prepared. The 50 Centų note (Pick 4) belongs to that hurried first emission, printed on plain paper with none of the security sophistication that would characterize later Lithuanian issues.
The Litas itself had replaced the Ostmark and the short-lived Auksinas in rapid succession. Getting paper into circulation fast mattered more than getting it right.