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LRT tapes. Lithuania establishes its currency

LRT.lt 2023.10.02 10:38

On October 1, 1992, Lithuania became the last Baltic country to establish its own currency, the temporary talonas (voucher). This is a 1997 TV news report about the state of the country’s finances.

Lithuania introduced the euro on January 1, 2015.

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