The Lithuanian Mint releases two new coins for the heart and soul. Essentia: Cor, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

By |2024-02-23T15:14:42+00:00February 23rd, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Nature, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

Pastel Circus: Balancing 2oz silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2024-01-18T17:51:29+00:00January 18th, 2024|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

World of Cryptids Yeti & Wendigo silver coins (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-11-15T21:48:09+00:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

World of Cryptids 10 Jinn silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-10-19T17:00:20+01:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

World of Cryptids 09 Dragon silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-09-15T20:43:04+01:00September 15th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

World of Cryptids 08 Sasquatch silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-08-31T20:49:23+01:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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

By |2023-07-05T14:27:38+01:00July 5th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 07 Coco silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-06-28T21:31:53+01:00June 28th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

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 [...]

World of Cryptids 06: Bunyip silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-05-25T20:10:31+01:00May 25th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

The Lithuanian Mint's super-cool 'World of Cryptids' series, complete with its esoteric art style, hits the half-way mark with the release of Bunyip. Depicting half-believed creatures across the globe, the 12 coins in the set are a subset of a considerably larger body of work of the same name, drawn by a single Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė.The coins will [...]

World of Cryptids: Adze silver coin (2023 Lithuanian Mint)

By |2023-05-01T10:24:02+01:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

One of our favourite series in progress today, the Lithuanian Mint's 'World of Cryptids' series has a quite unique style of art. Depicting weird and wonderful creatures from mythologies across the globe, the 12 coins in the set draw from a considerably larger body of work of the same name, all produced by a single Lithuanian artist.The coins will [...]

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