500 years of Livonian ferding

Material silver of fineness .925

Year 2015

Mintage 7000

Artists Graphic Design: Laimonis Šēnbergs Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

This coin is no longer available for sale. The coin remains only in collectors’ possession and in our archive as a record of its history.

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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro

Weight: 11 g

Metal: silver of fineness .925

Diameter: 28 mm

Quality: Proof

Maximum Mintage: 7000

Year: 2015

Edge: Plain.

Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)

Graphic Design: Laimonis Šēnbergs

Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

Obverse

(front)

The central field bears the image of the obverse of ferding struck in 1515, featuring the family coats of arms of Riga Archbishop Jasper Linde (1509–1524) and Master of Livonian Order Wolter von Plettenberg (1494–1535), with the year 1515 above them; the legend MO[neta]:AR[c]|HE:PI[scopi]|ET.MA|GI[stri].LIV[oniae] (A coin of Archbishop and Master of the Livonia), enclosed by two lines of dots, is running around it; the long cross of the Livonian Order cuts the legend into four segments. The shining outer ring bears semi-circled inscriptions LATVIJA and 5 EURO at the bottom and on right respectively.

Reverse

(back)

The central field bears the image of the reverse of ferding struck in 1515, featuring standing Virgin Mary with a child in right hand and sceptre in left; the image is encircled by a halo and the legend MARI[a]:TU[um]:SALVA.PO[pulum] (Mary, save your people!), enclosed by two lines of dots. The shining outer ring bears semi-circled inscriptions 2015 and VĒRDIŅAM 500 (500 years of ferding) at the bottom and on top right respectively.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Laimonis Šēnbergs

Laimonis Šēnbergs is one of the most notable Latvian poster artists and graphic designers of all time. His giftedness is truly unique. It is a compelling blend of surprising opposites: precision coexists with emotionality, rationalism pairs with aesthetic sophistication, a witty idea complements perfect artistic execution, and a deep connection to the nation's culture contrasts with expressions of stark modernism. Laimonis Šēnbergs' visual language in graphic signs, posters, Song Festival...

Plaster Model

Ligita Franckeviča

Born on 30 July 1947 in Tukums. Ligita Franckeviča has an innate talent for sculpting. If her artistic flair and skill reigned supreme, the world would be transformed into a realm of silky, rounded shapes, each flowing seamlessly into the next. It would be a world without dull planes, sharp corners, or jarring edges, where every thing is self-sufficient and every being – dignified and enveloped in gentle silence. A world swaying in the soft, velvety dance of light and shadow, at times...

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