OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2008. On the 60th anniversary of Trakai History Museum DnB NORD Bankas has issued a commemorative payment card VISA Electron with the picture of Trakai Castle. That is its first commemorative card designed with the architectural monument of historical heritage, reported the press-centre of DnB NORD Bankas.

“Our wish to have a commemorative card is not accidental, as the museum has been always searching original ways to make the Castle with its remarkable track in the history of Lithuania, better know and so attract more visitors. We hope that unconventional solutions will make the public more interested in the historical heritage and the past of our nation,” – said Virgilijus Poviliunas, Director of Trakai History Museum, the most frequently attended museum throughout the country.

At the beginning DnB NORD Bankas intends to issue a thousand commemorative cards. These cards will be chip cards with integrated advanced security technologies which give the card the ability to store more data than can be stored in ordinary magnetic cards.

“For us it is extremely important to be able to participate in the merge of the history and modern technologies. We expect that the card with one of the most prominent symbols of Lithuania will encourage cherishing the national historical values and inspire future achievements. With this card winning popularity we shall consider a possibility to issue other commemorative payment cards with pictures of historically significant objects,” – said DnB NORD Bankas Executive-Vice President Sigitas Zutautas.

In the future the card will be exposed to the Museum visitors in the regular exposition hall of Trakai Castle Museum. DnB NORD Bankas, the project partner who has issued the card, has been nominated as the Best Bank in Lithuania by the international banking and finance magazine Euromoney for the second year running.

The issue of the commemorative card will crown the cycle of events and festivals intended for celebrating the anniversary of Lithuania representing Trakai History Museum. The newly reconstructed exposition halls and the exhibition "Ukrainian gold: from skits to these days" welcome visitors already today. In the middle of August Trakai Castle will host the days of ancient crafts and in the near future a compact disc with the film about the Museum will be introduced to the public, as well as the photo album issued on the occasion the Museum’s anniversary and 4 commemorative medals.

That is not the first collection card offered by DnB NORD Bankas, in 2004 and 2006 the Bank issued payment cards reflecting the triumph of Lithuanian basketball squad.

The commemorative card VISA Electron, the same as any other debit card of DnB NORD Bankas, will be acavailable at all banking outlets of DnB NORD. This card will allow payment for goods and services at all merchants, cash withdrawal at ATMs with the VISA symbol on them.