Curonian kings

Material silver of fineness .925

Year 2018

Mintage 2500

Artists Graphic Design: Arvīds Priedīte Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

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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: 2500

Year: 2018

Edge: The edge bears the inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA and LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, separated by rhombic dots.

Mint: UAB Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)

Graphic Design: Arvīds Priedīte

Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

Obverse

(front)

On the background of a document, a rider on a horse, with a feather in his hat, a sword at his side and a banner in his hand is featured in the centre. The seal of the document is placed centrally in the lower part of the coin, with the year 2018 and the inscription 5 euro semi-circled to the left and right of it respectively.

Reverse

(back)

The Peniķi column with Ķoniņciems' coat of arms is featured vertically along the diameter of the coin; a woman dressed in the folk costume and a man with a sword are placed to the left and right of it respectively. In the background, the names of the seven free villages of Courland are inscribed: KALĒJI, ZIEMEĻI, VIESALGI, ĶONIŅI, PLIĶI, DRAGŪNI and SAUSGAĻI. The lower part of the coin bears a semi-circled inscription KURŠU ĶONIŅI.

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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

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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