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10 Latu 16th Century Riga
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 10 Latu (10 LVL) |
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| Reverse description | The panoramic skyline of 16th-century Riga is depicted across the central field, rendered through differential matting of the coin's surface to achieve a picturesque, multi-tonal effect. To the left of the central motif, the inscription XVI GS. (an abbreviation for the Latvian 'XVI gadsimts', meaning 16th century) is arranged in a semicircular arc. Below the cityscape, the inscription RIGA-800 commemorates the 800th anniversary of the founding of Riga. The reverse design was engraved by Jānis Strupulis and exemplifies the artistic standards of Latvian commemorative silver issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | XVI GS. RIGA-800 |
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This piece belongs to Latvia's ambitious commemorative program launched after re-independence, which used silver issues to systematically document Latvian urban and architectural history. The specific subject — 16th-century Riga — references the city's peak as a Hanseatic trading hub, when it ranked among the most commercially significant ports on the Baltic, handling grain, timber, and flax moving between Russia and western Europe.
KM#34 had a mintage of 10,000 pieces, struck at the Latvian State Mint.