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Lithuanian litas facts for kids

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10 litas banknote (1922)

Lithuanian litas (Lithuanian: Litas) was the national currency of the Republic of Lithuania. Litas became a currency of Lithuania in 1922, then again in 1993. In present days, there are 8 coins (1, 2, 5, 10, 50 cents and 1, 2 and 5 LTL) and 6 banknotes (10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 LTL) in use. It stopped being in use in 2015.

General information

  • ISO 4217 Code: LTL
  • Inflation: 3.6 % (2006 estimate)
  • Subunit: 1/100 (1 cent (centas))
  • Symbol: Lt
  • Central bank: Bank of Lithuania

Images for kids

  • 10 LT 1936 A Vytautas

    Interwar 10 litų coin, depicting Vytautas the Great

  • Change in Lithuanian litas coins

    Lithuanian litas coins

  • Graph - LTL and USD rate

    Official litas and U.S. dollar exchange rate June 1993 – March 1994 according to statistics published by the Bank of Lithuania

  • 10 litai (1991)

    Early litas lacked necessary protection

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Litas lituana para niños

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