Linden leaf

Material silver of fineness .925

Year 2020

Mintage 5000

Artists Graphic Design: Mārcis Kalniņš Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro

Weight: 18.13 g

Metal: silver of fineness .925

Quality: Proof

Maximum Mintage: 5000

Year: 2020

Edge: Plain.

Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Netherlands))

Graphic Design: Mārcis Kalniņš

Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

Obverse

(front)

The coin has the shape of a linden leaf, and its obverse features a leaf venation pattern. The inscription "5 euro" is placed slantwise in a semicircle in the middle to the left of the line joining the base with the tip of the leaf, the year 2020 – at the bottom, but the inscription "Latvija" – in the middle to the right of the line.

Reverse

(back)

The network of Riga streets symbolically depicts the leaf venation.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Mārcis Kalniņš

An architect by education, he also likes to explore furniture design, graphics, and other branches of design. "I am fascinated – and it seems important to me – to work on various scales," admits Mārcis Kalniņš. "This allows me to see and assess things from different perspectives". Until now, he has primarily worked in architectural groups of varying sizes both in Latvia and in countries like France, the Netherlands, and others. This diverse experience in architectural offices across Europe...

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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