The Bank of Latvia marks Vītols`s 150th anniversary by issuing a collector coin with the motto `Gaismu sauca, gaisma ausa` (We called for light and there was light). Jāzeps Vītols`s portrait in profile is in the centre of the obverse of the coin. The inscription JĀZEPS VĪTOLS is semi-circled on the left, the digit 1 on top of the inscription LATS is on the right, and Jāzeps Vītols`s facsimile signature is at the lower part of the obverse.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
Jāzeps Vītols
1
Lats
Reverse description
The lower part of the reverse features five horizontal parallel lines, from which rays of light are spreading out like an arc, with a semi-circled inscription GAISMU SAUCA, GAISMA AUSA (We called for light and there was light) at the top, and the year 2013 at the bottom.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
GAISMU SAUCA, GAISMA AUSA
2013
Edge
The inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia) and LATVIJAS
