Latvian euro coins
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The Latvian euro coins are in Latvia in circulation Euro coins of the common European currency Euro . Since the letter combination “eu” does not exist in Latvian , the euro is written “Eiro” in Latvia. Latvia has been a member of the euro area since 2014 ; Since January 15, 2014, the euro has been the only valid means of payment in Latvia. Before that, the lats was a means of payment.
Introduction history
On April 29, 2005, Latvia joined the European Community's Exchange Rate Mechanism . Latvia wanted to introduce the euro back in 2008 - but this had to be postponed due to the financial crisis. On March 5, 2013, Latvian Finance Minister Andris Vilks submitted the official application to join the euro in Brussels. He asked for the necessary test report from the EU Commission on euro readiness. On June 5, 2013, after the convergence report was available, the EU Commission recommended that Latvia be admitted to the euro zone on January 1, 2014. Despite doubts about the convergence report, the ECOFIN Council of Finance Ministers on July 9, 2013 confirmed Latvia's accession as the 18th Member of the Eurozone. In a press release on December 31, 2013, the European Commission welcomed Latvia as a member of the monetary union and explained the introduction of euro cash in the Latvian economy, as well as the modalities of price conversion.
Design and minting of the coins
The planned drafts of the Latvian euro coins were announced in July 2006. The 2 euro coin was supposed to adorn the figure on the top of the Latvian Freedom Monument , which holds up three stars as a symbol of the three parts of the country. However, this motif collided with a specification made by the European Commission in 2008: “On the national side ... the national motif as well as the year and the name of the issuing country should be framed by the twelve European stars. The European stars should be arranged like on the European flag. ”In the more recent design by Guntars Sietiņš , the same motif was chosen for the 2 euro coin that was previously intended for the 1 euro coin, the Depiction of a Latvian woman in national costume. After the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the Latvian artist Rihards Zariņš (1869–1939) not only designed the small and large national coat of arms - now depicted on the cent coins designed by Laimonis Šēnbergs - but also designed the national allegory called "Milda". The model for this was Zelma Brauere (1900–1977), who as early as 1929 symbolized Latvia on the 5- lats coin.
The embossing was carried out on July 31, 2013 by the representatives of the Latvian Central Bank Ilmars Rimšēvičs (Governor) and Māris Kālis (Chairman of the Board) in the Stuttgart Mint in Bad Cannstatt. Before the Baltic state became the 18th member of the euro area on January 1, 2014, the State Mint of Baden-Württemberg produced all of Latvia's initial equipment with euro coins, a total of 400 million pieces. The Latvian euro coins were produced in the mints in Karlsruhe (1 and 10 cents and 1 euro) and in Stuttgart (2, 5, 20 and 50 cents and 2 euros).
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| State Allegory | “God bless Latvia” in Latvian | |
2 euro commemorative coins
→ Main article: 2 euro commemorative coins
| No. | image | Issue date image reference |
occasion | Official Journal reference |
Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
August 12, 2014 |
Riga European Capital of Culture | 1,005,000 | |
| 2 |  |
February 10, 2015 |
Latvia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union | 1,025,000 | |
| 3 |  |
3rd November 2015 |
30th anniversary of the EU flag Euro-19 joint issue |
1,010,000 | |
| 4th |  |
1st December 2015 |
The stork | 1,000,000 | |
| 5 |  |
19th July 2016 |
History of Latvian Agriculture | 1,010,000 | |
| 6th |  |
15th November 2016 |
Vidzeme (Livonia) 1st coin in the Historical Regions series |
1,010,000 | |
| 7th |  |
November 14, 2017 |
Kurzeme ( Kurland ) 2nd coin in the Historical Regions series |
500,000 | |
| 8th |  |
November 14, 2017 |
Latgale ( Latgale ) 3rd coin in the Historical Regions series |
500,000 | |
| 9 |  |
January 31, 2018 |
Establishment of the states of Latvia and Estonia and establishment of the state of Lithuania. Joint issue of the Baltic states |
512,000 | |
| 10 |  |
26th September 2018 |
Zemgale ( Semgallia ) 4th coin in the Historical Regions series |
507,000 | |
| 11 | 17th September 2019 |
The rising sun | 307,000 | ||
| 12 | 5th June 2020 |
Latgalian ceramics | 412,000 | ||
| 13 | 2021 |
100th anniversary of the recognition of the Republic of Latvia | |||
| 14th | 2022 | 35 years of the Erasmus program Euro 19 joint edition |
Collector coins
5 euros
Material: 92.5% silver 7.5% copper - diameter: 35 mm - mass: 22 g
| theme | Issue date | Edition |
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| 150 years of Ainaži Naval School | 2014 | 5,000 |
| 25 years of the Baltic Way | 2014 | 10,000 |
| 300th birthday of Gotthard Friedrich Stender | 2014 | 10,000 |
| Baroque style in short | 2014 | 10,000 |
| The White Book by Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš | 2014 | 5,000 |
| Four Seasons | 2014 | 10,000 |
| 150 years of the fire brigade | 2015 | 10,000 |
| Riga Castle | 2015 | 7,000 |
| Emīls Dārziņš - Melancholy Waltz | 2015 | 5,000 |
| 150th birthday of Rainis and Aspazija | 2015 | 7,000 |
| Latvian fairy tale - Five cats | 2015 | 10,000 |
| Rīgas Vērdiņš | 2015 | 7,000 |
| The earth | 2016 | 5,000 |
| Latvian fairy tale - hedgehog fur / Hans my hedgehog | 2016 | 10,000 |
| National Entrepreneur | 2016 | 3,000 |
| Christmas battles | 2016 | 5,000 |
| Janis Rozentāls - The Princess and the Monkey | 2016 | 7,000 |
| Latvian fairy tale - the old man's mitt | 2017 | 10,000 |
| Eduards Veidenbaums | 2017 | 3,000 |
| Latgales Congress | 2017 | 3,000 |
| Smith Forges In The Sky | 2017 | 4,000 |
| The First Session Of LPNC | 2017 | 3,000 |
Web links
- Opinion from the Latvian National Bank
- The mysterious woman on the new euro coins. In: Die Welt , January 1, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Latvia submits application to join the euro. Accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ EU Commission recommends that Latvia joins the Eurozone. Accessed on September 11, 2013
- ↑ The next euro state: How Latvia is making itself a tax haven.Retrieved on September 11, 2013
- ↑ EU seals Latvia's entry into the euro zone. Accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ Press release of the European Commission on the introduction of the euro in Latvia.Retrieved on January 1, 2014
- ↑ First draft of the Latvian 2 euro coin with the Statue of Liberty , accessed on September 19, 2019
- ↑ Design guidelines of the European Commission of December 19, 2008 , p. 4.
- ↑ Latvian 5 lats coin with image of Zelma Braueres (English) Retrieved January 1, 2014
- ↑ Minting of the Latvian euro coins.Retrieved on September 11, 2013
- ↑ Video of the minting of the first euro coins, July 31, 2013 (Latvian). Accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ Video of the eight euro coins in 3-D. Accessed on September 11, 2013
- ↑ Münzscan commemorative coin Latvia 2014 Riga , accessed on October 8, 2014
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2014 / C 88/03, March 27, 2014) , accessed on August 4, 2014
- ↑ Latvia 2014: Riga - European Capital of Culture , accessed on February 7, 2017
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2015: Council Presidency , accessed on March 13, 2015
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2014 / C 374/03, October 22, 2014) , accessed on February 10, 2015
- ↑ Latvia 2015: EU Presidency , accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2015: EU flag , accessed on November 18, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 257/08, August 6, 2015) , accessed on August 6, 2015
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2015: 30 years of the European flag , accessed on August 6, 2015
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2015: Storch , accessed on January 30, 2016
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2015 / C 327/08, October 3, 2015) , accessed on December 2, 2015
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2015: 10 years of black stork conservation program in Latvia , accessed on November 18, 2019
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2016: Dairy Industry , accessed on August 5, 2016
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 92/04, March 9, 2016) , accessed on July 19, 2016
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2016: Dairy Industry in Latvia , accessed on July 19, 2016
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2016: Livonia - Vidzeme , accessed on January 5, 2017
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2016 / C 146/07, April 26, 2016) , accessed on November 15, 2016
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2016: Regions of Latvia - Livonia / Vidzeme , accessed on November 15, 2016
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2017: Kurzeme , accessed on December 5, 2017
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 66/02, March 2, 2017) , accessed on November 14, 2017
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2017: Regions of Latvia - Courland / Kurzeme , accessed on November 14, 2017
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2017: Lattgallen , accessed on December 5, 2017
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2017 / C 66/03, March 2, 2017) , accessed on November 14, 2017
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2017: Regions of Latvia - Latgale / Latgale , accessed on November 14, 2017
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2018: Independence , accessed on November 18, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 16/03, January 18, 2018) , accessed on January 31, 2018
- ↑ Commemorative coin 2018: 100 years of independence , accessed on January 31, 2018
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2018: Zemgale , accessed on December 28, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2018 / C 234/03, July 5, 2018) , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2018: Regions of Latvia - Zemgale / Semgale , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ Münzscan Latvia 2019: Rising Sun , accessed on December 20, 2019
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2019 / C 352/14, October 18, 2019) , accessed on October 22, 2019
- ↑ Commemorative coin Latvia 2019: Rising Sun - The coat of arms of Latvia , accessed on September 18, 2019
- ↑ Coin image Latvia 2020: Ceramics of Latgale , accessed on June 10, 2020
- ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national side of the euro coins in circulation (2020 / C 136/02, April 27, 2020) , accessed on April 28, 2020
- ↑ Commemorative Coin Latvia 2020: Latgalian Ceramics , accessed on November 18, 2019
- ↑ Latvia 2021: 100th anniversary of the recognition of the republic , accessed on August 19, 2020
