2022 Lithuania €2 Coin Issue "Lithuanian Basketball 100 Years"

• Mint: Lithuanian Mint
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: UNC/BU
• Issue limit: 742,500/7,500
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Design: Egidijus Rapolis
• Edge inscription: LAISVĖ*VIENYBĖ*GEROVĖ (FREEDOM*UNITY*WELL-BEING)
• Box/Capsule: No/BU in Blister
• Certificate: BU in printed card

Additional Information

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For Lithuanians, basketball is more than just a sport or leisure activity. It is part of their national identity and culture, one of the things that unite the nation. There is hardly an area in the country that does not have a real or an improvised basketball court.

The first official basketball match in Lithuania was played 100 years ago in Kaunas, on April 23, 1922.

The design features a map of Lithuania arranged as a basketball court. In addition, inscriptions identifying the country of issue, the dual years 1922–2022, and the logo of the Lithuanian Mint (which struck the coin), also appear.

The coin features the common reverse design, a map of Europe and the denomination, created by Luc Luycx.