20 Euro (Struve Geodetic Arc) Coin

20 Euro (Struve Geodetic Arc)

Country: Lithuania
Denomination: 20 Euro 20 EUR = 23 USD
Year: 2015
Material: Silver (.925)
Weight: 28.28 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: lithuania

Description:

Obverse

The obverse of the coin features the Vytis in the centre, surrounded by a stylised meridian arc, the inscription UNESCO PASAULIO PAVELDAS, LIETUVA, 2015 (UNESCO World Heritage, Lithuania, 2015), denomination (€20) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features an artistic composition that seeks to immortalise globally-significant achievements in science and technology while studying the Earth’s meridian arc, which covers 10 nations. The Struve Geodetic Arc is named in honour of F. G. W. Struve, a scientist who performed geodetic measurements through the triangulation method and systemised the results. The inscription STRUVĖS GEODEZINIS LANKAS (Struve Geodetic Arc) is arranged in a semicircle.

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