1 Ceros 2001

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.