Crowning of Mindaugas

200 litas coin issued to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the crowning of Mindaugas.

Mindaugas and his wife Morta were crowned during the summer of 1253. Bishop Henry Heidenreich of Kulm presided over the ecclesiastical ceremonies and Andreas Stirland conferred the crown. 6 July is now celebrated as Statehood Day (Lithuanian: Valstybės diena); it is an official holiday in modern Lithuania. The exact date of the coronation is not known; the scholarship of historian Edvardas Gudavičius, who promulgated this precise date, is sometimes challenged. The location of the coronation also remains unknown.

Lithuania 2003 Crowning of Mindaugas
Obverse: 
The obverse of the coin features the stylised Vytis, the rider of Mindaugas times, which later became the state Coat of Arms. The inscription LIETUVA (Lithuania) arranged in a semi-circle runs at the top and the inscription 200 LITŲ (200 litas) at the bottom. Below the Coat of Arms is the year in Latin letters MMIII.
Reverse: 
The reverse of the coin displays the ruler in the throne who has a sceptre in the right hand and an apple of power in the left hand. The inscription MINDAUGO KARŪNAVIMAS, 1253 (Coronation of Mindaugas, 1253) runs around it.

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Lithuania 2003 Crowning of Mindaugas
Lithuania 2003 Crowning of Mindaugas
Crowning of Mindaugas
Crowning of Mindaugas
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Catalog ID: 
LT72CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 136
Value: 
€1150
Mintage: 
2000
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Bimetal

Central circle metal: 
Central circle fitness: 
900
Central circle weigth: 
7.9g
Outer circle metal: 
Outer circle fitness: 
925
Outer circle weigth: 
7.1g
Weight: 
15g
Diameter: 
27mm
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Edge Lettering: 
LIETUVOS KARALYSTĖ 1253 (KINGDOM OF LITHUANIA 1253)
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