Coin of Luck

Material silver of fineness .925

Year 2021

Mintage 4000

Artists Graphic Design: Arvīds Priedīte Plaster Model: Jānis Strupulis

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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro

Weight: 22 g

Metal: silver of fineness .925

Diameter: 35 mm

Quality: Proof

Maximum Mintage: 4000

Year: 2021

Edge: Plain.

Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Netherlands))

Graphic Design: Arvīds Priedīte

Plaster Model: Jānis Strupulis

Obverse

(front)

A five-petal lilac flower in lilac colour print is featured in the centre of the coin. The numeral 5 is placed above the flower, and an inscription EURO is semi-circled beneath the flower.

Reverse

(back)

A lilac panicle, with an inscription LATVIJA arranged in a semicircle above it on the left side, and 2021 semi-circled at the bottom right.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Arvīds Priedīte

In the diverse community of Latvian textile artists, known for its vibrant and distinctive personalities, Arvīds Priedīte has always stood out with his innovative compositional solutions, particularly through the spaciousness of his works woven using the tapestry technique, incorporating and highlighting the significance of spaciousness in figurative expression. Spaciousness is often successfully paired with hyper-realistic depictions of individual figures or elements within the composition,...

Plaster Model

Jānis Strupulis

After several years of collaboration on the silver coin series "800 Years of Riga," dedicated to Riga's anniversary, graphic artist Gunārs Cālītis had this to say about Jānis Strupulis: "He delivers exactly what's in the drawing, with flawless execution [..]; it is simply perfect. He is irreplaceable. He is an invaluable asset to Latvia, especially Latvijas Banka." "In essence, it's like maths," admits Jānis Strupulis, "there's only one correct solution. And it also ends up looking the best....

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