- Mint: Lithuanian Mint
- Denomination: €2
- Quality: UNC
- Issue limit: 495,000
- Alloy: Base Metal
- Diameter: 25.75 mm
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Design: Rytas Jonas Belevičius
- Edge lettering: LAISVĖ * VIENYBĖ * GEROVĖ (FREEDOM * UNITY* WELL-BEING)
- Box/Capsule: No/No
- Certificate: No
Lithuania’s first circulating commemorative €2 coin in 2021 celebrates a natural place in that country.
The 2021 Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve highlights a place that is part
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific Organization (UNESCO) Man
and the Biosphere Programme.
The obverse design depicts the characteristic surroundings of
Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, remote islands of a unique bird lake and
Lithuania’s largest wetland as well as its distinctive animals. In the foreground, a great bittern reaches for a fire-bellied toad floating in the water. In rushes depicted on the right an aquatic
warbler perches, while above fly a flock of common cranes and a mute
swan, symbolizing the establishment of the reserve.
The design is surrounded by inscriptions LIETUVA (LITHUANIA),
ŽUVINTAS, UNESCO, the year of issue (2021) and the Mint mark of the
Lithuanian Mint.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.