Lithuania is situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea and borders Latvia on the north, Belarus on the east and south, and Poland and the Kaliningrad region of Russia on the southwest. It is a country of gently rolling hills, many forests, rivers and streams, and lakes. Its principal natural resource is agricultural land. ENJOY!!

Languages: Lithuanian, Russian, Polish
Religions: Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Protestant
Status: UN Country 1991
Litas: Derives from "Lietuva": Lithuania in Lithuanian language, Litai and Litu are plural forms

Today's note was selected in light of the two pilots who crashed into the Hudson River and are making history. The note is a 2001 issue 10 Litas printed by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). The note has a book value of $7.50 USD and the current exchange rate is:
Sunday, January 18, 2009
10 Lithuanian Litas = 3.89241 US Dollar

(Front) Aviators Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas at ctr. (Back) Monoplane 'Lituanica' at upper ctr. World map in background.

NOTE: The Lituanica monoplane was an American/Lithuanian research aircraft that crossed the Atlantic in 1933, and crashed under mysterious circumstances close to its destination, Kaunas, Lithuania. Even today an ordinary, unprepared plane of this size cannot cover such a distance. The flight was also important from the scientific point of view, exploring the air flows and possibilities of this type of the aircraft. They were the first who officially carried air mail from North America to Europe.

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