The independence of Lithuania was declared on 16th February 1918
| Currency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 100 Skatiku | = | 1 Auksinas |
| 1922 | 100 Centu | = | 1 Litas |
| Watermarks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scales | - | Horizontal fish scales |
| Vertical scales | - | Vertical fish scales |
| VWL | - | Vertical thick wavy lines |
| VHC | - | Vertical honeycomb pattern |
| HHC | - | Horizontal honeycomb pattern |
| JE | - | Jagged edged vertical rectangle just smaller than stamp |
| RT | - | Horizontal and diagonal lines linked in apparently random pattern like railway tracks |
| SW | - | Overlapping vertical sine waves |
| ZT | - | The letter Z and a trident type device in horizontal rows |
| IL | - | Intersecting horizontal and vertical lenses |
| BSD No | Value | Colour | Description | Perforation | Watermark | Paper | Date of Issue | Number Issued | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Vilnius issue - thin figures of value - large surrounding circles | ||||||||||
| 1 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 27/12/18 | ||||
| 2 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 27/12/18 | ||||
| Second Vilnius issue - thick figures of value | ||||||||||
| 3 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| 4 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| 5 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 20 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| 6 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 30 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| 7 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 40 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| 8 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 50 skatiqh pasta in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 31/12/18 | ||||
| First Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles | ||||||||||
| 9 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 10 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
| 10 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 15 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
| 10a | 5 for 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 5 skatikh pastas in four rows - occurs twice per sheet | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
| 11 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 20 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
| 12 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos 30 skatikh pastas in four rows | 11.5 | Buff | 28/01/19 | ||||
| Second Kaunus Issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text | ||||||||||
| 13 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 10 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 14 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 15 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 15 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 15a | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 16 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 30 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 17 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 40 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 18 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 50 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 18/02/19 | ||||
| 19 | 60s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas 60 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 03/03/19 | ||||
| Third Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text currency twice | ||||||||||
| First issued on 1/3/19 in sheets of 20 and then re-issued in sheets of 160 including all values | ||||||||||
| 20 | 10s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 10 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 21 | 15s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 15 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 22 | 20s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 20 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 23 | 30s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 30 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 24 | 40s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 40 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 25 | 50s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 50 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| 26 | 60s | Black | Inscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 60 sk. in three rows | 11.5 | Buff | 01/03/19 | ||||
| First Berlin issue | ||||||||||
| 27 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
| 28 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
| 28a | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
| 29 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
| 29a | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*10.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 17/02/19 | |||
| Second Berlin issue | ||||||||||
| 30 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 30a | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 31 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 31a | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 32 | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 32a | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 33 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 34 | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 34a | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 35 | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 35a | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 36 | 75s | Carmine and yellow | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | Vertical scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 37 | 1a | Carmine and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 38 | 3a | Carmine and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| 39 | 5a | Carmine and blue green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | Scales | Grey granite | 20/03/19 | |||
| Third Berlin issue - new paper and watermarks - issue date March or April 1919 | ||||||||||
| 40 | 10s | Rose | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 41 | 15s | Violet | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 42 | 20s | Blue | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 43 | 30s | Orange | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 44 | 40s | Chocolate | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 45 | 50s | Blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 46 | 75s | Carmine and yellow | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 47 | 1a | Carmine and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 48 | 3a | Carmine and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 12.5 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| 49 | 5a | Carmine and blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 01/03/19 | |||
| Fourth Berlin issue - colours changed | ||||||||||
| 50 | 10s | Orange-red | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 50a | 10s | Orange-red | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 51 | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 51a | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 52 | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 52a | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 52b | 20s | Prussian blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 53 | 30s | Bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 53a | 30s | Bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 54 | 40s | Sepia | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 54a | 40s | Sepia | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5*12 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 55 | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 55a | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 55b | 50s | Yellow-green | Arms of Lithuania - stop after Lietuvos | 11.5 | VWL | White | 04/07/19 | |||
| 56 | 60s | Red and violet | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 57 | 75s | Red and bistre | Arms of Lithuania | 12*11.5 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 58 | 1a | Red and grey | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 59 | 3a | Red and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| 60 | 5a | Red and blue-green | Arms of Lithuania | 14 | VWL | White | 08/05/19 | |||
| Kaunus issue | ||||||||||
| 61A | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | None | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| 61B | 15s | Mauve | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | None | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| 62A | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | None | White | 13/01/21 | |||
| 62B | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | None | White | 13/01/21 | |||
| 63A | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| 63B | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| 63Aa | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | VHC | White | 01/04/20 | |||
| 63Ba | 20s | Deep blue | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | VHC | White | 01/04/20 | |||
| 64A | 40s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11 or 11.5 | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| 64B | 40s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | Imperf | HHC | White | 01/01/20 | |||
| Second Anniversary of Independence - all papers are now white | ||||||||||
| 65 | 10s | Lake | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 66 | 15s | Lilac | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 67 | 20s | Dull blue | Lithuania receiving Independence | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 68 | 30s | Yellow-brown | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 69 | 40s | Green and brown | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 70 | 50s | Lake | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 71 | 60s | Lilac | Lithuania arises | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 72 | 80s | Red and violet | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 73 | 1a | Red and green | Breaking the chains | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 74 | 3a | Red and brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 75 | 5a | Red and green | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| 75a | 5a | Red and green | Arms of Lithuania - figure 5 at right in green and red | 11.5 | JE | 15/02/20 | ||||
| National Assembly - the ??a values in different colours are from a special printing issued by the Society of Creative Arts | ||||||||||
| 76 | 10s | Carmine | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 77 | 15s | Dull violet | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 78 | 20s | Green and yellow-green | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 78a | 20s | Green and mauve | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 79 | 30s | Brown | Arms of Lithuania | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 80 | 40s | Violet green and grey-green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 80a | 40s | Mauve orange and green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 81 | 50s | Brown and orange | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 81a | 50s | Brown and mauve | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 82 | 60s | Carmine and orange | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 82a | 60s | Carmine and green | Vytautus | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 83 | 80s | Red grey and black | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 83a | 80s | Scarlet black and green | Gediminas | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 84 | 1a | Yellow and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 85 | 3a | Green and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| 86 | 5a | Violet and black | Oak and altar | 11.5 | JE | 25/08/20 | ||||
| New definitives | ||||||||||
| 87A | 10s | Rose | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 87B | 10s | Rose | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 88A | 15s | Mauve | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 88B | 15s | Mauve | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 89A | 20s | Bright blue | Sower | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 89B | 20s | Bright blue | Sower | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 90A | 30s | Brown | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 90B | 30s | Brown | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 91A | 40s | Red | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 92A | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 92B | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 92a | 50s | Olive green | Reaper | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 93A | 60s | Mauve and green | Reaper | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 93B | 60s | Mauve and green | Reaper | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 94A | 80s | Carmine and orange | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 94B | 80s | Carmine and orange | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 95A | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 95B | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 95a | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 95bA | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 95bB | 1a | Green and brown | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 96A | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 96B | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 96a | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 96b | 2a | Red and blue | Kestutis | 11.5 | HHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 97A | 3a | Blue and yellow-brown | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 97B | 3a | Blue and yellow-brown | Torch bearing horseman | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 98A | 5a | Rose and grey | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 98B | 5a | Rose and grey | Torch bearing horseman | Imperf | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 99 | 10a | Mauve and red | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 100 | 25a | Green and bistre-brown | Torch bearing horseman | 11.5 | VHC | 01/05/21 | ||||
| 101 | 100a | Grey and red | Torch bearing horseman | 11 | VHC | 15/07/22 | ||||