€5 silver coin dedicated to the fairy tale
“The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens”
(from the series “Tales from My Childhood”)
BANK OF LITHUANIA
The coin will be released 2024 05 15.
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, a crown and other. The tattoo is created by using Lithuanian folk ornaments, reinforcing the mystical plot of the fairy tale. The composition is surrounded by the inscription “Dvylika brolių, juodvarniais lakstančių” (The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens).
Obverse
The obverse of the coin bears a knitting that features the main motif of the fairy tale, the inscription “Lietuva” (Lithuania) and a symbolic silhouette of the Vytis. The composition, as an allusion to a cosy evening when fairy tales are told, is surrounded by small stars and the moon, the denomination €5, the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint and 2024, the year of issue.
The edge of the silver coin reads: “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 the mountain)
More about the coin on the website of Lithuanian bank:
https://www.lb.lt/en/plans-for-coin-issue/eur1-50-coin-dedicated-to-the-fairy-tale-the-twelve-brothers-twelve-black-ravens-from-the-series-tales-from-my-childhood
