Catalog
1 Ceros 2001
| Issuer | Latvia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 3.9 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ESSAI - PATTERN - PROBE 2001 |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 Ceros XEROS © |
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The ceros denomination was reintroduced with Latvian independence and tied directly to the restored lats system, itself a deliberate echo of the interwar First Republic's currency — a political act as much as an economic one. By 2001, these low-denomination copper pieces were seeing minimal actual use; inflation had eroded their purchasing power to near nothing, and most circulated briefly before disappearing into jars and drawers.