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1 Lats Basketball
| Issuer | Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia) |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 2014 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a basketball rendered in the field as the dominant design element, its surface texture providing a textured background. Superimposed upon the ball are three stars arranged in a horizontal row, a traditional Latvian national symbol. The country name LATVIJA appears as a legend beneath the stars, while the date 2008 is inscribed in a semi-circular arrangement along the right side. The denomination 1 LATS is positioned at the lower right of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark Latvia's hosting of the 2009 EuroBasket championship, this coin was struck the year before the tournament as part of a broader national promotional campaign. Latvia co-hosted the event alongside Poland, and the Latvian cities of Rīga and Ventspils served as playing venues — a significant undertaking for a country whose professional basketball infrastructure, while historically strong, had never anchored a continental championship before.
The .925 silver lats collector series from this period was prolific, and the Basketball issue sits among several thematic pieces that were sold directly through the Bank of Latvia at a premium over face value.