Lithuanian Mint ( lt, Lietuvos monetų kalykla) is the state-owned
enterprise
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* Enterprise ...
, responsible for the mintage of
coins and
decorations
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* Decorative arts
* A house painter and decorator's craft
* An act or object intended to increase the beauty of a person, room, etc.
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of
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. The shareholding is managed by the
central bank of Lithuania. Lithuanian mintage tradition traces its history back to
Algirdas
Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd; – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...
times, when in
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
, capital city of Lithuania, was established
Vilnius Mint
The Vilnius Mint ( lt, Vilniaus monetų kalykla) was the main Mint (facility), mint of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which produced coins in Vilnius from 1387 to 1666 (with breaks). Many of the coins minted in the Vilnius Mint had privy marks of t ...
. The mint was chosen to create the Lithuanian
euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...
coins upon the country
entering the Eurozone in 2015.
External links
Official website
Government-owned companies of Lithuania
Mints (currency)
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