Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is the story adorning the Lithuanian Mint's apple-shaped coin The Lithuanian Mint continues to surprise with its use of some quite unique artistic styles with this very unusual new biblical coin. We all know the story of the first people, Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the [...]
The fourth and final issue in Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė's, quirky Pastel Circus series is now available to order, and this one is called 'Becoming'. To say this series has been unusual would be a bit of an understatement, but it's also a gorgeous work of numismatic art. This artist has a quite unique style, and [...]
The Lithuanian Mint releases two new coins for the heart and soul. Essentia: Cor, and The Picture of Dorian Gray. One of the more inventive European mints when it comes to national producers, the Lithuanian Mint has a wide range of issues for the Pacific island nation of Niue as well. This gives a mint the [...]
Another work from the artist Laimutė Varkalaitė, responsible for the superb World of Cryptids range, Pastel Circus is just as quirky, perhaps even more so. This is a four-coin series, following different incarnations of the red-nosed clown, all of them hinting at a symbolic transformation into a bird. Like we said, quirky... This third issue is called [...]
A quick, and final heads up that the in our view, outstanding ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is drawing to a close. The Lithuanian Mint has released the final two coins for order. Released through 2023 at the rate of about one-per-month, it takes a left field look at [...]
The tenth of twelve coins in the unusually styled ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is now available to order, and features the Jinn. A popular series here, and seemingly with collectors, it encompasses 12 mythical creatures released one-per-month over a year. You can see all the released designs in [...]
The ninth of twelve coins in the very quirky ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, debuts this month, carrying the same unusual distinctive artwork. The art is taken from a considerably larger body of work with creatures from almost all continents, included within it. More than enough for a 2024 [...]
Another series we have a very high regard for, the 12-coin (all to be released in 2023), 'World of Cryptids' series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, continues with its eighth release. These carry very distinctive artwork, and the artist has cast a net over the whole world for inspiration, with creatures from [...]
The Lithuanian Mint showcases its broad talents with a selection of coins from ancient gods to the circus A mint we've covered many times before, but still underserved a little, the Lithuanian Mint has blossomed in recent years to a serious competitor to producers like the Mint of Poland, CIT and Mint XXI, for example. Their [...]
World of Cryptids from the Lithuanian Mint passes its midpoint, with July bringing the seventh issue in this terrific twelve-coin series. The series uses artwork produced by a talented Lithuanian artist named Laimutė Varkalaitė, and depicts mythological creatures and being from all corners of the globe. The original art portfolio of World of Cryptids is far larger than the [...]
