Russia has shown unwillingness to historical truth about the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. As political director of the Foreign Ministry of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas reacted to the release of the Bank of Russia coins 5 rubles. with the image of Vilnius, the agency Baltic News Service (BNS).
«Lithuanian Foreign Ministry knows and drew attention to the issue of coins by the Central Bank of Russia. We have no doubt that, with regard to the role of the Red Army and its place in the history of Lithuania “, – said Kačinskas. “The position of Russia is well known and coins release only confirms that Russia is not ready for the historical truth about the Soviet occupation”, – said the representative of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the issue of a series of commemorative coins “Cities -. State capital liberated by Soviet troops on Nazi invaders “the central bank said on August 1. In total, the series consists of 14 coins 5 rubles.
The layout of coins from precious metals the nominal value of 5 rub. a series of “city – state capital liberated by Soviet troops from Nazi invaders»
On the obverse Set the denomination coins. The reverse – images of monuments in various cities – Belgrade, Berlin, Bucharest, Kiev, Minsk, Warsaw and others. The coin dedicated to Vilnius, depicts a monument to soldiers-liberators. The coin is also written “Vilnius” and “13 July 1944″. Just then there was the liberation of Vilnius from Nazi troops
The circulation of each coin -. 2 million pieces.
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