5 Euros Eglė - Queen of Serpents

Reverse

The reverse of the coin depicts the confrontation of the serpent and Eglė, the main characters of the fairy tale, the impression is amplified by Eglė’s hair, which allegorically blends into sea waves that foam either white or red. The body of the serpent is decorated with symbolic pictograms, which tell the story of this fairy tale, and includes the name of the fairy tale “Eglė – žalčių karalienė” (Eglė – Queen of Serpents). The composition also features tree silhouettes as an allusion to the children that were turned into trees.

Lettering: EGLĖ – ŽALČIŲ KARALIENĖ

Designers: Eglė Ratkutė-Žemaitė, Vilius Krasnickas

Edge

Smooth with incuse text
If you're alive – may the sea foam milk, if you're dead – may the sea foam blood (Jei tu gyvas, atplauk pieno puta, jei negyvas – kraujo puta), divider – a symbol of a spruce

Lettering: Jei tu gyvas, atplauk pieno puta, jei negyvas – kraujo puta

Translation: If you're alive – may the sea foam milk, if you're dead – may the sea foam blood

Comment

Date of issue 24.11.2021

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2021 LMK	2750	-	-	-	-	-	-

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