The Tyszkiewicz Family, from the collection "Majestic Lithuania"

Obverse, reverse, silver-plated copper, electrotype, Ø 19 cm, gold-plated copper, Ø 38,6 mm. 2015.
Struck by St Pauls mint in 2015. Distributor of the collection: www.MonetuNamai.lt.

"The Tyszkiewicz Family" is the seventeenth medal from the collection "Majestic Lithuania".
Tyszkiewicz - the noble family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of ruthenian origin. Emerged in the XVI century and the greatest political power has gained in the second half of the XVII century, in XIX century they became the richest landowners in Lithuania. Amongst the family representatives there were 9 voivods, 2 bishops, 3 hetmans, 3 castellans, 3 treasurers and 4 great marshals.

Lina Kalinauskaitė