Lithuanian litas
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.
Lithuanian litas | |||
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Lietuvos litas (Lithuanian) | |||
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ISO 4217 Code | LTL | ||
User(s) | None, previously: Lithuania | ||
Inflation | 1.4% | ||
Source | European Central Bank, April 2013 | ||
Method | HICP | ||
ERM | |||
Since | 28 June 2004 | ||
Fixed rate since | 2 February 2002 | ||
Replaced by €, cash | 1 January 2015 | ||
€ = | 3.45280 Lt | ||
Band | pegged in practice, 15% de jure | ||
Subunit | |||
1/100 | centas | ||
Symbol | Lt (litas), ct (centas) | ||
Plural | litai (nom. pl.) or litų (gen. pl.) or litu (nom. dl. in pre-war period) | ||
centas | centai (nom. pl.) or centų (gen. pl.) or centu (nom. dl. in pre-war period) | ||
Coins | 1 centas, 2, 5 centai, 10, 20, 50 centų, 1 litas, 2, 5 litai | ||
Banknotes | 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 litų | ||
Central bank | Bank of Lithuania | ||
Website | [http://www | ||
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
General information
- ISO 4217 Code: LTL
- Inflation: 3.6 % (2006 estimate)
- Subunit: 1/100 (1 cent (centas))
- Symbol: Lt
- Central bank: Bank of Lithuania