Catalog
100 Latu Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 100 Latu (100 LVL) |
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| Obverse description | The full coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield with a rising sun in the upper half and three lions passant in the lower quarters, supported by a lion rampant to the left and a griffin to the right, with oak branches below forming a wreath. Three five-pointed stars arc above the shield. The legend LATVIJAS arcs along the upper rim and REPUBLIKA along the lower rim, both in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA |
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This coin commemorates the original 1918 proclamation of Latvian independence, issued in 1993 as the country reasserted sovereignty following the Soviet collapse. The .583 fineness — 14-karat gold — mirrors the standard used by the interwar Latvian mint for its circulating latu coinage of the 1920s and 1930s, a deliberate act of monetary continuity with the first republic rather than a cost-cutting compromise.
The Bank of Latvia revived the lats as the national currency in 1993, replacing the transitional Latvian ruble. This commemorative was part of that relaunch effort.