Part of Latvia's long-running series of small gold lats issued by the Bank of Latvia, this piece draws on a Latvian folk tale — the golden apple tree is a recurring motif in Latvian dainas, the traditional song poetry collected and systematized by Krišjānis Barons in the nineteenth century. The series as a whole was designed to anchor modern Latvian national identity to pre-Soviet cultural roots, a deliberate institutional choice in the years following independence.
The .9999 fineness is notably purer than most European bullion issues of the period. Fr#27 places it firmly within the Friedberg gold reference, confirming its recognized numismatic standing beyond regional catalogs.
Part of Latvia's long-running series of small gold lats issued by the Bank of Latvia, this piece draws on a Latvian folk tale — the golden apple tree is a recurring motif in Latvian dainas, the traditional song poetry collected and systematized by Krišjānis Barons in the nineteenth century. The series as a whole was designed to anchor modern Latvian national identity to pre-Soviet cultural roots, a deliberate institutional choice in the years following independence.
The .9999 fineness is notably purer than most European bullion issues of the period. Fr#27 places it firmly within the Friedberg gold reference, confirming its recognized numismatic standing beyond regional catalogs.