Niklāvs Strunke

Material silver of fineness .925

Year 2019

Mintage 4000

Artists Graphic Design: Paulis Liepa Plaster Model: Ivars Drulle

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: 20 g

Metal: silver of fineness .925

Quality: proof; with frosting of different intensity

Maximum Mintage: 4000

Year: 2019

Edge: Plain.

Mint: UAB Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)

Graphic Design: Paulis Liepa

Plaster Model: Ivars Drulle

Obverse

(front)

A representation of a fragment of the painting "Pašportrets ar lelli" (Self-Portrait with a Doll; 1921) by Niklāvs Strunke is featured in the centre of the coin with two frostings of different intensity. The inscription NIKLĀVS STRUNKE, arranged in a semicircle, is at the bottom on the left, with the year 2019 and the inscription LATVIJA placed to the right.

Reverse

(back)

The painting "Cilvēks, kas ieiet istabā" (Man Entering a Room; 1927) is depicted with three frostings of different intensity. The inscription 5 EURO, arranged in a semicircle, is at the bottom on the right.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Paulis Liepa

"Life is not a story about reaching the destination, but rather the journey itself, the ride, the process. The brilliance of the "Life" project is that I can create anything, yet everything somehow fits together seamlessly. It is a distinctly personal romanticism, a unique world shaped by fragments and impressions," Paulis Liepa describes his attitude towards life and art. "The life story of any person is hundreds of times richer and more valuable than any meticulously crafted script," he...

Plaster Model

Ivars Drulle

Ivars Drulle is an insightful observer of life's events, human characters, and relationships. His observations lead him into layered reflections on parallels with both near and distant history, the inconstancy yet essential constancy of human nature, the brilliance of civilisation's advancements, and its inevitable march towards decline. Through his articles in the magazine Kultūras Diena , he shares insights with readers, often inspiring new ideas for his sculptures. When nominating Ivars...

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