Lithuania 2021 Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve COLOR
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme - Žuvintas Biosphere
Reserve
The design depicts the
characteristic surroundings of Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which belongs to the
World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere
Programme: remote islands of a unique bird lake and Lithuania’s largest wetland
as well as its distinctive animals. In the foreground there is a great bittern
reaching for a fire-bellied toad floating in the water. In rushes depicted on
the right there is an aquatic warbler, above – a flock of common cranes and a
mute swan, symbolising the establishment of the Reserve. The design is
surrounded by inscriptions LIETUVA (LITHUANIA), ŽUVINTAS, UNESCO, the year of
issue (2021) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint. The design is realised by
Eglė Ratkutė and Ernestas Žemaitis. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of
the European flag.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated) colored coin in a capsula
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Mintage - - pcs.
Country of origin - Lithuania
Year of release - 2021
