The obverse of the coin features the portrait of a Latvian folk-maid in profile, originally depicted on the reverse of the 5 lats silver coin in 1929. It is semi-encircled by the inscriptions LATVIJAS on the left and REPUBLIKA on the right. The coin`s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA
2014 (Translation: Republic of Latvia)
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin shows a geographical image of Europe; it also features the numeral 1 and the inscription EURO.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
1 EURO
LL
Edge
Interrupted milled
Mint
Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date) Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja), Vantaa, Finland (1988-date) Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date) Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date)
Mintage
2014 - BU, In Sets only - 30 000 2014 - Proof, In Sets only - 5 000 2014 - Struck by `Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg`, Karlsruhe (Germany) - 30 000 000 2015 - BU, In Sets only; Struck by `Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg`, Stuttgart (Germany) - 25 000 2015 - Proof, In Sets only; Struck by `Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg`, Karlsruhe (Germany) - 5 000 2016 - BU, In Sets only - 5 000 2016 - Struck in Vilnius (Lithuania) - 10 000 000 2018 - BU, In Sets only - 7 000 2019 - BU, In Sets only - 7 000 2020 - BU, In Sets only - 7 000 2021 - BU, In Sets only - 7 000 2022 - BU, In Sets only - 7 000