Vladas Jurgutis is the father of what currency introduced in 1922?
Vladas Jurgutis Vladas Jurgutis (November 17, 1885 in Joskaudai near Palanga – January 9, 1966 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian priest, economist, and professor. As the first chairman of the Bank of Lithuania he is unofficially considered to be the "father of the Lithuanian litas."
Vladas Jurgutis Award Vladas Jurgutis Award is a prestigious economic award, once a year granted by the Bank of Lithuania and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The aim of the Award is to encourage scientific activities in the area of research on Lithuania‘s banking, finance, money and macroeconomics. Award named after the father of Lithuanian Litas, Vladas Jurgutis.