| Country: | Lithuania |
| Denomination: | Ten litų |
| Value: | 10 |
| Unit: | litų |
| Colour: | Dark blue |
| Width Mm: | 135 |
| Height Mm: | 65 |
| Security Features: | Watermarks, microprinting, raised printing, a security thread, stripes, see through number. |
| Paper Type: | Cotton fibre |
| Years Of Printing: | 1991 – 2015 |
| Obverse: | LTL 10 obverse (2007 issue).png |
| Obverse Design: | Lithuanian heroes Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas |
| Obverse Designer: | Giedrius Jonaitis |
| Reverse: | LTL 10 reverse (2007 issue).png |
| Reverse Designer: | Giedrius Jonaitis[1] |
The ten litų (in Lithuanian pronounced as /ˈlɪtu/) note (LTL 10) was the lowest value of Lithuanian banknotes and has been used since 1922 when Lithuania became independent from German forces after World War I.
The note measures 135 × 65 mm, just like all banknotes in Lithuania. The ten litų banknotes show the flight of airplane Lituanica by Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas.
Word litų is a genitive case of word litai, which is plural of litas. Plural genitive case is used with decimal numbers (10, 20, 50 and so on).
The first litas was introduced on October 2, 1922, replacing the ostmark and ostrubel, both of which had been issued by the occupying German forces during World War I. 1 US dollar valued 10 litų.In 1941, litas disappeared for the first time. The litas was replaced by the Soviet ruble in April 1941 after Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union. Litas was issued again in 1992.
Banknote was released four times (in 1993 (twice), 1997, and 2001).
Since 2007 the ten litų note became the lowest nomination note, when one, two and five litų notes were phased out.
The ten litų note is at 136 millimeters (5.4 in) × 65 millimeters (2.5 in) with a dark blue color scheme.
Like all Lithuanian banknotes, the ten litų note shows famous people on the obverse and famous places or buildings on the reverse. Front side of the note portrays two Lithuanian aviators Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas. They are famous for their Lituanica flight. In 1933 pilots flew from New York City over the Atlantic Ocean to Kaunas. After successfully flying 6,411 km, however, it crashed, due to undetermined circumstances, 650 km from its destination. Both of the aviators died.The reverse of the banknote shows Lituanica flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
Also obverse has big number 10, the year of issue 2007, the signature of the Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and the inscription LIETUVOS BANKO VALDYBOS PIRMININKAS (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE BANK OF LITHUANIA) on the left of the portraits. Obverse doesn't have the coat of arms, but the reverse has it on the right corner.
New notable security features of the banknote:[2]
Note the new 10 litas banknotes of 2007 issue do not have a microperforated numeral 10.
Other security features: