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1 Lats Koknese
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 2014 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is bisected horizontally by a stylized body of water, dividing the composition into two thematic registers. In the upper register, the ruins of Koknese Castle are depicted flanked by the Sun and Moon, with the legend KOKNESE arching in a semicircle to the upper right. The lower register presents a mirror reflection of the Hanseatic castle alongside sailing vessels, with the inscription HANZAS PILSĒTA arranged in a semicircle below, evoking the town's medieval mercantile heritage. |
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| Edge | Lettered: LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA |
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Koknese was a medieval Livonian stronghold whose ruins sit at the confluence of the Daugava and Perse rivers — a site that became partially submerged after the construction of the Riga Hydroelectric Plant in the 1970s. The Soviet flooding of the valley destroyed or permanently altered dozens of historic Latvian sites, and Koknese became a symbol of that cultural loss. This coin was issued as part of Latvia's ongoing series celebrating places and monuments of national significance, a program the Bank of Latvia has used since the early 1990s to anchor modern Latvian identity in pre-Soviet history.
The Koknese castle foundations are now only fully visible during periods of low water.