Specimen of the Bank of Lithuania 1 centas provisional banknote, issue of September 10, 1922

Specimen of the Bank of Lithuania 1 centas provisional banknote, issue of September 10, 1922 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania). Description supplied by the holding institution: Provisional banknotes issued by the Bank of Lithuania, used until October 15, 1922, when their exchange for permanent banknotes began. Printed in blue. In the center of the obverse is Vytis, "1" on both sides, at the top the text "LIETUVOS BANKO LAIKINASIS BANKNOTAS", at the bottom: "VIENAS CENTAS". On the ornamented background of the reverse are inscriptions, at the top: "Lietuvos Banko laikinasis banknotas", between two "1"s on the sides text: "Pristačiusiam Lietuvos Bankas keičia į Litus./ vienas centas", below: "Kaunas, 1922 m. rugsėjo 10 d. / LIETUVOS BANKAS / (signatures) / Perdirbimas įstatymu draudžiamas". Inscription perforated in the banknote, legible from the obverse: "PAVYZDYS". The collection record gives material recorded as banknote paper; measurements length x width: 80 x 52 mm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.