The knight on a horse, called Vytis, has been a
symbol of Lithuania for a long time. He can also be found on most coins from the country. An exhibition in Kaunas (which opens on Tuesday) shows his history on Lithuanian coinage.
Vytis: From the Lithuanian Denar to the Euro (Information in
English and
Lithuanian)
Bank of Lithuania, Kaunas, Maironio gatvė 25 (13 May - 30 June)
Attached are images (from the Lithuanian version of the media release) which show three different coins featuring the vytis. You can see larger images here:
http://www.lb.lt/n23075/avytis.jpg (early 15th century, I think)
http://www.lb.lt/n23075/gek.jpg (1555, similar to the one shown in
this topic)
http://www.lb.lt/n23075/2_eur_aversas.jpg (yes, they have "euro coins" there)
Christian
