5 Euro – The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens (2024)

Image source: Bank of Lithuania

Additional information

Title / Occasion	The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens
Country	Lithuania
Denomination	5 Euro
Year of Issue	2024
Material	Silver
Fineness	Ag .925
Size (mm)	28.70
Weight	12.44 g
Shape	Round
Edge	Lettered: “Jie per dienas juodvarniais lakioja, o ant nakties žmonėmis kalne gyvena” (By day they fly around in the guise of black ravens and toward evening turn into men and spend the night on
Quality	Proof
Mint	Lithuanian Mint
Mintmark	Lithuanian Mint Logo
Mintage	2750
Special Techniques	Color
Series	Tales from My Childhood
Designer	Žemaitė, Eglė

Description obverse

The obverse of the coin bears a knitting that features the main motif of the fairy tale and a symbolic silhouette of the Vytis. LIETUVA, 5€, 2024

Description reverse

The reverse of the coin features the silhouette of the main character in the fairy tale (the sister) and the symbolic figures of her twelve brothers, Black Ravens, descending and turning into human beings. A symbolic tattoo – the tree of life – on the sister’s back depicts the key moments of her life: birds, winds, clouds, a mountain, children, a bonfire and a crown are all depicted using Lithuanian folk ornaments, reinforcing the mystical plot of the fairy tale. DVYLIKA BROLIU, JUODVARNIAIS LAKSTANCIU (The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens)