The independence of Lithuania was declared on 16th February 1918
Currency | |||
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1918 | 100 Skatiku | = | 1 Auksinas |
1922 | 100 Centu | = | 1 Litas |
Watermarks | ||
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Scales | - | Horizontal fish scales |
Vertical scales | - | Vertical fish scales |
VWL | - | Vertical thick wavy lines |
VHC | - | Vertical honeycomb pattern |
HHC | - | Horizontal honeycomb pattern |
JE | - | Jagged edged vertical rectangle just smaller than stamp |
RT | - | Horizontal and diagonal lines linked in apparently random pattern like railway tracks |
SW | - | Overlapping vertical sine waves |
ZT | - | The letter Z and a trident type device in horizontal rows |
IL | - | Intersecting horizontal and vertical lenses |
BSD No | Value | Colour | Description | Perforation | Watermark | Paper | Date of Issue | Number Issued | Comment | |
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First Vilnius issue - thin figures of value - large surrounding circles | ||||||||||
1 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 27/12/18 | ||||
2 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 27/12/18 | ||||
Second Vilnius issue - thick figures of value | ||||||||||
3 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
4 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
5 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 20 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
6 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 30 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
7 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 40 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
8 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 50 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
First Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles | ||||||||||
9 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
10 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
10a | 5 for 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 5 skatikh pastas in four rows - occurs twice per sheet | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
11 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 20 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
12 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 30 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
Second Kaunus Issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text | ||||||||||
13 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 10 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
14 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 15 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
15 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
15a | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
16 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 30 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
17 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 40 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
18 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 50 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
19 | 60s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 60 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 03/03/19 | ||||
Third Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text currency twice | ||||||||||
First issued on 1/3/19 in sheets of 20 and then re-issued in sheets of 160 including all values | ||||||||||
20 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 10 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
21 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 15 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
22 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
23 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 30 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
24 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 40 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
25 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 50 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
26 | 60s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 60 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
First Berlin issue | ||||||||||
27 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
28 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
28a | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
29 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
29a | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
Second Berlin issue | ||||||||||
30 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
30a | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
31 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
31a | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
32 | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
32a | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
33 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
34 | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
34a | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
35 | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
35a | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
36 | 75s | Carmine and yellow | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
37 | 1a | Carmine and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
38 | 3a | Carmine and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
39 | 5a | Carmine and blue green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
Third Berlin issue - new paper and watermarks - issue date March or April 1919 | ||||||||||
40 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
41 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
42 | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
43 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
44 | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
45 | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
46 | 75s | Carmine and yellow | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
47 | 1a | Carmine and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
48 | 3a | Carmine and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 12.5 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
49 | 5a | Carmine and blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
Fourth Berlin issue - colours changed | ||||||||||
50 | 10s | Orange-red | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
50a | 10s | Orange-red | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
51 | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
51a | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
52 | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
52a | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
52b | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
53 | 30s | Bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
53a | 30s | Bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
54 | 40s | Sepia | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
54a | 40s | Sepia | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
55 | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
55a | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
55b | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania - stop after Lietuvos | 11.5 | VWL | White | 04/07/19 | |||
56 | 60s | Red and violet | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
57 | 75s | Red and bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
58 | 1a | Red and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
59 | 3a | Red and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
60 | 5a | Red and blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
Kaunus issue | ||||||||||
61A | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | None | White | 01/01/20 | |||
61B | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | None | White | 01/01/20 | |||
62A | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | None | White | 13/01/21 | |||
62B | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | None | White | 13/01/21 | |||
63A | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
63B | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
63Aa | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | White | 01/04/20 | |||
63Ba | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | VHC | White | 01/04/20 | |||
64A | 40s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
64B | 40s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
Second Anniversary of Independence - all papers are now white | ||||||||||
65 | 10s | Lake | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
66 | 15s | Lilac | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
67 | 20s | Dull blue | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
68 | 30s | Yellow-brown | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
69 | 40s | Green and brown | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
70 | 50s | Lake | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
71 | 60s | Lilac | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
72 | 80s | Red and violet | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
73 | 1a | Red and green | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
74 | 3a | Red and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
75 | 5a | Red and green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
75a | 5a | Red and green | Arms of Lithuania - figure 5 at right in green and red | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
National Assembly - the ??a values in different colours are from a special printing issued by the Society of Creative Arts | ||||||||||
76 | 10s | Carmine | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
77 | 15s | Dull violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
78 | 20s | Green and yellow-green | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
78a | 20s | Green and mauve | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
79 | 30s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
80 | 40s | Violet green and grey-green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
80a | 40s | Mauve orange and green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
81 | 50s | Brown and orange | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
81a | 50s | Brown and mauve | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
82 | 60s | Carmine and orange | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
82a | 60s | Carmine and green | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
83 | 80s | Red grey and black | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
83a | 80s | Scarlet black and green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
84 | 1a | Yellow and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
85 | 3a | Green and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
86 | 5a | Violet and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
New definitives | ||||||||||
87A | 10s | Rose | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
87B | 10s | Rose | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
88A | 15s | Mauve | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
88B | 15s | Mauve | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
89A | 20s | Bright blue | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
89B | 20s | Bright blue | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
90A | 30s | Brown | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
90B | 30s | Brown | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
91A | 40s | Red | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
92A | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
92B | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
92a | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
93A | 60s | Mauve and green | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
93B | 60s | Mauve and green | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
94A | 80s | Carmine and orange | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
94B | 80s | Carmine and orange | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
95A | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
95B | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
95a | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
95bA | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
95bB | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
96A | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
96B | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
96a | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
96b | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11.5 | HHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
97A | 3a | Blue and yellow-brown | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
97B | 3a | Blue and yellow-brown | Torch bearing horseman | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
98A | 5a | Rose and grey | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
98B | 5a | Rose and grey | Torch bearing horseman | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
99 | 10a | Mauve and red | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
100 | 25a | Green and bistre-brown | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
101 | 100a | Grey and red | Torch bearing horseman | 11 | VHC | 15/07/22 |