The Golden Horses

Material 999.9° gold

Year 2023

Mintage 2500

Artists Graphic Design: Ivars Heinrihsons Plaster Model: Jānis Strupulis

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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro

Weight: 1.24 g

Metal: 999.9° gold

Diameter: 13.92 mm

Quality: Proof

Maximum Mintage: 2500

Year: 2023

Edge: Reeded.

Mint: UAB Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)

Graphic Design: Ivars Heinrihsons

Plaster Model: Jānis Strupulis

Obverse

(front)

The obverse of the coin depicts two horses with their right legs raised up and with crowns upon their heads, the inscription "5 EURO" is semi-circled to the left of the coin.

Reverse

(back)

The reverse features a carriage wheel in the centre of the coin, the inscription "LATVIJA" is semi-circled above it slightly to the left, the year "2023" is placed under the picture slightly to the right.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Ivars Heinrihsons

Ivars Heinrihsons was born on 22 September1945 in Sabile. Painter Ivars Heinrihsons is all about horses, ballerinas, and pianos. Since stepping onto the Latvian art scene in the mid-1970s, these motifs have appeared consistently in his work. More often than not, all three – horses, ballerinas, and pianos – are referenced together. Horses roam his canvases – grounded, soaring in clouds, perched in trees, or even on narrow dead-end streets. "Horses represent the artist's inner world, capturing...

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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