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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The fourth of twelve coins to be released this year in the Lithuanian Mint's 'World of Cryptids' series will be available to buy shortly, and features a South American creature - the Curupira. We're huge fans of this series, with its very distinctive artistic flair. So much so, in fact, that we've knocked up a Coin Series Profile [...]
The Cryptids series from the Lithuanian Mint continues along its path of weirdness with two new issues for March Last month saw the debut of the first in the Lithuanian Mint's new 'Cryptids' series, taking a look at some of the world's more fascinating mythological creatures. The difference here, is that they fall into that mysterious category [...]
