Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The reverse of the 10 litų banknote featured Lithuanian heroes, Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas.

In 1933 they flew from New York City over the Atlantic Ocean with a small plane called Lituanica.

The obverse depicts Lituanica flying over the Atlantic Ocean with visible shores of the North America and Europe.

The banknotes bearing the date "1991" were released for a very short time and were quickly replaced by the 1993 issue.

In 1993, on the 60th anniversary of Lituanica's flight, the 10 litų silver commemorative coin was issued featuring the pilots.

It was the second commemorative coin issued by "Lithuanian Mint" (the first was for Pope John Paul II's visit to Lithuania).

The banknote featured a portrait of the Lithuanian romantic poet Maironis (real name Jonas Mačiulis, 1862–1932) who was a great patriot and made efforts to "wake up" the nation, to inspire resistance to Russification policies, and fight for the independence of Lithuania from Imperial Russia.

The reverse also depicts the Statue of Liberty by Juozas Zikaras, commemorating the declaration of Lithuania's independence in 1918.

The 20 litų banknote released in 1930 also featured the same Statue of Liberty on the back, just it is on the left hand side.

The major change in 2001 issue was moving the Statue of Liberty from the left hand side to the right on the back.

The obverse bore a portrait of the national patriarch, scholar, statesman and signatory of Lithuania's Declaration of Independence of February 16, 1918, Dr. Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927).

The reverse shows the Vilnius Old Town, which is included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

The banknote featured a portrait of Vydūnas (real name Vilhelmas Storosta, 1868–1953), a prominent Lithuanian philosopher, writer, poet, playwright, musician, pedagogue and culture educator.

The back of the note showed Bell of the Freedom in the background of Nemunas loops, a well-known scenery.

The bell has been inscribed in Lithuanian: "O skambink per amžius vaikams Lietuvos, kad laisvės nevertas, kas negina jos" (in English: "Thou shalt ring through the centuries to the children of Lithuania: he who does not defend freedom is not worthy of it").

This four-line poem was created by Bronius Kazys Balutis (1879–1967) and became the motto of Bell of Freedom, a newspaper published by one of the partisan groups.