5 Euro The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens

Reverse

Bust of woman from behind, ravens and human-like figure in her hair, tattoo on neck and shoulders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DVYLIKA BROLIŲ , JUODVARNIAIS LAKSTANČIŲ

Translation: The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens

Designer: Eglė Žemaitė

Edge

Inscribed.

Script: Latin

Lettering: JIE PER DIENAS JUODVARNIAIS LAKIOJA, O ANT NAKTIES ŽMONÉMIS KALNE GYVENA

Translation: By day they fly around in the guise of black ravens and toward evening turn into men and spend the night on the mountain

Comment

The obverse of the coin bears a knitting that features the main motif of the fairy tale, the inscription “Lietuva” (Lithuania) and a symbolic silhouette of the Vytis. The composition, as an allusion to a cosy evening when fairy tales are told, is surrounded by small stars and the moon, the denomination €1.50, the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint and 2024, the year of issue.

The reverse of the coin features the silhouette of the main character in the fairy tale (the sister) and the symbolic figures of her twelve brothers, Black Ravens, descending and turning into human beings. A symbolic tattoo – the tree of life – on the sister’s back depicts the key moments of her life: birds, winds, clouds, a mountain, children, a bonfire and a crown are all depicted using Lithuanian folk ornaments, reinforcing the mystical plot of the fairy tale. The composition is surrounded by the inscription “Dvylika brolių, juodvarniais lakstančių” (The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens).

The edge of the coin reads: “Jie per dienas juodvarniais lakioja, o ant nakties žmonėmis kalne gyvena” (By day they fly around in the guise of black ravens and toward evening turn into men and spend the night on the mountain)

© Lietuvos Bankas 2024

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Price

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