The turning point of the Pacific Theatre in WWII, the Battle of Midway, is brought into focus on the Lithuanian Mint's latest silver coin Battles that change the direction of a war are few and far between. Many wars grind on for years, going back and forth, and that seemed to be the case in [...]
A new coin from the Lithuanian Mint joins the relatively uncommon wearable's genre with a format made to be worn like a pendent. It bares a simple, stylish design, with a very Marilyn Monroe-esque depiction of a woman in an up blown white dress. Inset into her hair, is a small diamond, but otherwise, this face is [...]
The Lithuanian Mint goes from 1850's California, to the Roaring 1920's of New York with two new Liberian high-relief silver coins We've long been partial to the Lithuanian Mint, especially for their eclectic designs, often emanating from the creative minds of local artists, like the superb 'World of Cryptids' series, and the pretty 'Elements' series. [...]
Two fine producers, the Lithuanian Mint, and Le Grand Mint, team up for a high-relief depiction of the four seasons Spring, summer, autumn and winter - the four seasons that make up the cycle of our planet - have long been a popular trope in the artistic world, and numismatics are no different. The latest offering [...]
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 [...]
