The reverse of the gold coin features a stylized laser beam as a symbol of laser physics, while the obverse features a stylised Vytis with the light interference in the background.
At 11 am a public presentation will take place in the recently opened National Physical and Technological Sciences Centre (Sauletekio al. 3, Vilnius), at the entrance to the CERN exhibition.
Vitas Vasiliauskas, the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Artūras Žukauskas, Rector of the Vilnius University, Gintaras Valušis, Director of the National Physical and Technology Sciences Center, other respectable persons as well as authors of the coin's graphic design, and plaster model will attend the event.
5000 coins were minted at the UAB Lithuanian Mint and they will be available for the acquisition at the cash offices of the Bank of Lithuania from their date of issue.
This is the third coin in the series of "Lithuanian science". First was released in 2012 and it was dedicated to the achievements of Lithuanian cardiac surgery, while the second coin was dedicated for Baltic linguistics and was issued in 2014.
