1 Lats 2008 "Latvian Song Festival"

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Bank of Latvia schreibt :

Face value: 1 lats
Weight: 31.47 g, diameter: 38.61 mm
Metal: silver, fineness .925; quality: proof
Struck in 2008 by Rahapaja Oy (Finland).
Artists: Arvids Priedite (graphic design), Ligita Franckevica (plaster model).

Obverse
In the centre a woman dressed in the Latvian national costume and holding a bunch of wildflowers and plants traditionally gathered for Midsummer Night is featured against the background of a verse of the Latvian folk song "Blow, Wind". The inscriptions LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA and 2008, each arranged in a semi-circle, are at the top and the bottom on the right, respectively.

Reverse In the centre a man dressed in the Latvian national costume and holding a Midsummer Night's wreath of oak leaves is featured against the background of a verse of the song "The Castle of Light". The inscription 1 LATS and the common logo of the "European Heritage", the collector coin programme of the European Union are displayed in a semi-circle at the top on the right.

Edge
Inscription DZIESMAI SODIEN LIELA DIENA (a line from the song "Today We Celebrate Song").

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