The Key

Material 999.9° gold

Year 2021

Mintage 2000

Artists Graphic Design: Laimonis Šēnbergs Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

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: 1.24 g

Metal: 999.9° gold

Diameter: 13.92 mm

Quality: Proof

Maximum Mintage: 2000

Year: 2021

Edge: Reeded.

Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Netherlands))

Graphic Design: Laimonis Šēnbergs

Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča

Obverse

(front)

A key is featured vertically in the centre of the coin, with hope chest fittings depicted to the right and left from it; inscription LATVIJA is semi-circled to the right along the upper edge of the obverse.

Reverse

(back)

A lock of a hope chest is featured in the centre of the coin, with the year 2021 semi-circled along the middle part of the edge to the left and inscription 5 EURO in the lower part to the right.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Laimonis Šēnbergs

Laimonis Šēnbergs is one of the most notable Latvian poster artists and graphic designers of all time. His giftedness is truly unique. It is a compelling blend of surprising opposites: precision coexists with emotionality, rationalism pairs with aesthetic sophistication, a witty idea complements perfect artistic execution, and a deep connection to the nation's culture contrasts with expressions of stark modernism. Laimonis Šēnbergs' visual language in graphic signs, posters, Song Festival...

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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