Evidence coverage: 1922–1941. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
Lithuania introduced litas and began exchanging ostmarks. A floating ostmark conversion is not assigned an invented single fixed ratio.
C832Lithuania’s interwar litas was prohibited under Soviet rule.
C834Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Lithuania introduced litas and began exchanging ostmarks. A floating ostmark conversion is not assigned an invented single fixed ratio.
Printed pp. 81–83: Main dates in the history of national banking
Soviet rubles entered Lithuania at 0.9 ruble per litas. The rate did not protect all deposits. Litas circulated alongside rubles until March 1941.
Main text: November 1940; 90 kopeks; 25 March 1941
Lithuania’s interwar litas was prohibited under Soviet rule.
Main text: November 1940; 90 kopeks; 25 March 1941
The 1993 litas revived the interwar national currency name. The timeline establishes two introductions separated by Soviet incorporation; no direct interwar-to-modern conversion implied.
Printed pp. 81–83: Main dates in the history of national banking