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1 Lats Kokle
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 1 Lats (1 LVL) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia in high relief at the centre of the field, featuring a quartered shield with a rising sun in the upper half and red-and-white striped divisions in the lower quarters, supported by a rampant lion to the left and a griffin to the right. Three five-pointed stars arc above the shield, representing the three historical regions of Latvia. The legend LATVIJAS arcs along the upper rim and REPUBLIKA along the lower rim, both in incuse Latin lettering. The date 2013 is inscribed in the lower field, divided by the base of the coat of arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | LATVIJAS 2013 REPUBLIKA |
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Latvia's one-lats circulation commemoratives were a deliberate cultural project run by the Bank of Latvia across the 2000s and early 2010s, each year pairing the denomination with a specific symbol of Latvian folk heritage. The kokle — a plucked zither-type instrument central to Baltic musical tradition — was an intentional choice for one of the final issues before Latvia's euro adoption, which took effect on January 1, 2014, effectively ending the lats coinage program entirely.
This piece saw only about a year of potential circulation before the lats was withdrawn.