50 litas – Silene lithuanica

The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania, encircled with the inscriptions LIETUVA (Lithuania), 50 LITŲ (50 litas) and 2009. The reverse of the coin bears the image of Silene lithuanica – a plant included in the Red Book of Lithuania. The plant is surrounded by the inscriptions LIETUVINĖ NAKTIŽIEDĖ and SILENE LITHUANICA in the Lithuanian and Latin languages.