1 Litas, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania, 1922 (Pick 13)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1922
Issuing entity
Republic of LithuaniaThis 1 Litas note was issued in Lithuania by the Bank of Lithuania, dated 1922. It belongs to the Old litas (1922-1941) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1918-1940). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 13.
Obverse: Red-brown on gray underprint. Coat of Arms at center. Its lettering reads “LIETUVOS BANKAS / VIENAS LITAS / 1 / VIENAS LITAS TURI 0,150462 GRAMŲ GRYNO AUKSO. / KAUNAS, 1922 m. LAPKR. 16 d / LIETUVOS BANKAS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Lithuanian Bank One Litas One Litas contains 0.150462 grams of pure gold. Kaunas, November 16, 1922”. Reverse: Red and purple on tan underprint. Its lettering reads “LIETUVOS BANKO / BANKNOTAS / VIENAS LITAS / BANKNOTŲ PADIRBIMAS / ISTATYMU BAUDZIAMAS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Lithuanian Bank Banknote One Litas Forgery of Banknotes Punished by Law”.
Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Printer : Andreas Haase, Prague.
Physical characteristics
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Old litas (1922-1941)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- Bank of Lithuania
Design
- Obverse
- Red-brown on gray underprint. Coat of Arms at center.
- Reverse
- Red and purple on tan underprint.
- Obverse lettering
- LIETUVOS BANKAS / VIENAS LITAS / 1 / VIENAS LITAS TURI 0,150462 GRAMŲ GRYNO AUKSO. / KAUNAS, 1922 m. LAPKR. 16 d / LIETUVOS BANKAS
- Reverse lettering
- LIETUVOS BANKO / BANKNOTAS / VIENAS LITAS / BANKNOTŲ PADIRBIMAS / ISTATYMU BAUDZIAMAS
Identification
- Value
- 1 Litas
- Dates recorded
- 1922
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 13
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P13
- NumistaN# 239223
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.