dedicated to Zikaras is located in the house where Zikaras spent his childhood. This house was turned into a museum in 1972. Works Arguably his best-known work is the Statue of Liberty in Kaunas erected in 1922. It was the most important symbol of freedom in interwar Lithuania and is featured on modern 20 litas banknotes. Another major work is the designs for all litas coins in the interwar period and the Independence Medal. It is not widely known, but Zikaras' version of the Coat of Arms of Lithuania used on his coins was adopted after Lithuania declared re-independence in 1990, and used until 1991. Also, in 1928 Zikaras created a sculpture for knygnešys that now stands in Kaunas. It depicts a peasant with a sack full of smuggled books on his back carefully monitoring if there are any border guards to stop him. Zikaras also created a great number of bas-reliefs and busts depicting various famous Lithuanians. Although Zikaras together with Petras Rimša are known as the first professional sculptors, Zikaras also left a number of paintings, illustrations, graphics. Most of his works are highly patriotic. He was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery. References External links Zikaras museum in Kaunas Sculpture "Knygnešys" Sculpture "Sadness" Relief for Jonas Basanavičius 1881 births 1944 suicides Coats of arms designers Coin designers Lithuanian sculptors 20th-century sculptors Sculptors who committed suicide Zikaras Suicides in Lithuania Political repression in the Soviet Union Burials at Petrašiūnai Cemetery 1944 deaths