| Bank Name In Local: | Lietuvos bankas |
| Headquarters: | Vilnius |
| Coordinates: | 54.6861°N 25.2833°W |
| Ownership: | 100% state ownership[1] |
| President: | Gediminas Šimkus |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Bank Of: | Lithuania |
| Reserves: | $1.310 billion |
The Bank of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos bankas) is the Lithuanian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Lithuania from 1922 to 2014, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. It issued the Lithuanian litas between 1922 and 1940, the Lithuanian talonas in 1991-1993, then a second litas from 1993 to 2014. Since 2015, it has also been Lithuania's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.[2]
The Bank of Lithuania was first established in Kaunas on 27 September 1922.[3] Its first governor was Vladas Jurgutis.[3] The first task of the bank was to replace German ostmark and ostrubel, which circulated after the World War I, with a Lithuanian currency litas. In 1931, the bank became a member of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) organization.[3]
According to the Bank's official website, the Bank of Lithuania performs these primary functions:
As a member of the European System of Central Banks, the Bank of Lithuania participates in the formulation and implementation of the monetary policy of the eurozone.
Governors of the Bank of Lithuania:[4]
Chairmen of the board of the Bank of Lithuania:
The Bank is governed by a board consisting of a chairperson, two deputy chairpersons and two members.
According to The Bank of Lithuania official website, it is managed by Supervision Service; ten departments: Economics, Statistics, Market Operations, International Relations, Payment Systems, Cash, Accounting, Information Technology, General Services and Security; six autonomous divisions (Internal Audit, Legal, Organisation and Personnel, General and Public Relations, Risk Management), and Bank of Lithuania Branches in Kaunas and Klaipėda.