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1 Lats Gingerbread heart
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 4.8 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LATVIJAS 2011 REPUBLIKA |
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Latvia's 1 lats series of small commemorative circulation coins became a cultural institution during the final decade before euro adoption, each issue tied to a specific folk tradition or seasonal custom. The gingerbread heart — piparkūku sirds — is a fixture of Latvian Christmas markets, its decorative icing patterns varying by region and family recipe. This particular issue was struck for general circulation, not as a collector piece, meaning examples actually passed through hands, wallets, and market stalls during the 2011 holiday season.
Latvia adopted the euro on 1 January 2014, making the entire 1 lats circulation commemorative program effectively finite from that date.