| Issuing bank | Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania) |
| Pick / T-# | Pick 50as • 100 Litų “SPECIMEN” |
| Series / Date | 1991 series (printed 1993) |
| Denomination | 100 Litų (Šimtas Litų) |
| Printer | United States Banknote Company (USBC) |
| Serial number | AA0000000 (all-zero specimen) |
| Watermark | Arms “Vytis” (Lithuanian knight on horseback) |
| Grading service | PMG – Paper Money Guaranty |
| Grade / Comments | 64 Choice Uncirculated – “SPECIMEN – One Signature – EPQ” |
| Dimensions | 136 × 67 mm |
| Material | Cotton fibre security paper |
| Obverse design | Portrait of historian Simonas Daukantas; red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint; lithographed rosette medallion with mounted Vytis at centre-left; denomination corners “100”. |
| Reverse design | Bird’s-eye view of the Old Town of Vilnius with Cathedral Square; heraldic Vytis in shield upper right; bold SPECIMEN stamp in red. |
| Security features | • Multicolour micro-printing and fine guilloché • Latent “100” in rosette • Multi-tone watermark panel |
| Special note | Produced for approval / reference only – never released for circulation. One of just a few certified SPECIMENs known on the market. |
Why It’s Collectible
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Premier Lithuanian Transition Issue – first post-Soviet 100 Litų design, finally placed in circulation (with changes) in 1993.
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SPECIMEN Rarity – all-zero serials struck through with bright red overprint; far scarcer than regular notes.
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PMG Certified – Choice UNC 64 with Exceptional Paper Quality for full, original embossing and colour.
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Historic Imagery – features national hero Simonas Daukantas and an intricate panorama of UNESCO-listed Vilnius Old Town.
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