Expression of national resurgence in the banking of the beginning of the XXth century.

Straipsnyje atskleidžiamos tautinio atgimimo ir bankininkystės raidos sąsajos XX amžiaus pradžioje. Nuosekliai dėstomi istoriniai faktai apie Lietuvos bankininkystės formų ištakas ir evoliuciją pateikiami su autoriaus komentarais ir įžvalgomis, kas gerokai palengvina jų suvokimą.Up to 1910 there were only few articles published about the banks' affairs. Paradoxically, the idea of Lithuanian national bank was provoked by 500th anniversary of Žalgiris battle, when Poles decided to commemorate the event by erecting a monument in Krakow. Lithuanian activists after a lively discussion agreed that the best commemoration is to establish a Lithuanian bank. The author discusses the context of this historical initiative