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1 Lats Ice Hockey
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 1 Lats (1 LVL) |
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| Obverse description | The full coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia occupies the central field, rendered in fine detail. The date 2001 is inscribed below the arms in the lower field. The legend LATVIJAS arcs along the upper periphery and REPUBLIKA along the lower periphery, each arranged in a semicircle framing the central device. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Latvia's national ice hockey program had its breakthrough moment at the 2000 IIHF World Championship in Saint Petersburg, where the team defeated Russia in the preliminary round — a result that sent shockwaves through the hockey world and ignited genuine national pride in a country that had only recently re-established its sovereignty after Soviet occupation. This coin was issued the following year, directly in the wake of that upset.
KM#50 is part of Latvia's broader commemorative silver program from the early 2000s, which the Bank of Latvia used aggressively to build collector interest in Latvian numismatics internationally.