Specimen of the Bank of Lithuania temporary 5 cent banknote issue of 10 September 1922

Specimen of the Bank of Lithuania temporary 5 cent banknote issue of 10 September 1922 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania). Description supplied by the holding institution: Temporary banknotes issued by the Bank of Lithuania, used until 15 October 1922, when they began to be exchanged for permanent ones. Printed in green. In the center of the obverse is Vytis, in the four corners "5", at the top the text: "LIETUVOS BANKO LAIKINASIS BANKNOTAS" [Temporary Banknote of the Bank of Lithuania], at the bottom: "PENKI CENTAI" [Five Cents]. On the ornamented background of the reverse are inscriptions, at the top: "Lietuvos Banko laikinasis banknotas" [Temporary Banknote of the Bank of Lithuania], between the two "5"s on the sides the text: "Pristačiusiam Lietuvos Bankas keičia į Litus./penki centai" [Upon presentation, the Bank of Lithuania exchanges into Litas./five cents], below: "Kaunas, 1922 m. rugsėjo 10 d. / LIETUVOS BANKAS / (parašai) / Perdirbimas įstatymu draudžiamas" [Kaunas, 10 September 1922 / BANK OF LITHUANIA / (signatures) / Forgery prohibited by law]. A perforated inscription on the banknote, legible from the obverse side: "PAVYZDYS" [Specimen]. The collection record gives material recorded as banknotinis popierius [banknote paper]; measurements ilgis x plotis [length x width]: 80 x 53 mm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.