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2 Euros 100th Anniversary of the Baltic States
| Issuer | Latvijas Banka |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Diameter | 25.75 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts three female allegorical figures representing the Baltic sisters — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — shown in profile with elaborately braided hair. Above the figures appear the three national coats of arms of the Baltic states arranged horizontally. The legend LATVIJA is inscribed to the left of the design, with the date 2018 to the right. The outer ring of the bimetallic coin bears the twelve stars of the European Union. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia all declared independence in 1918, though under drastically different circumstances — Latvia's declaration came in November, after the armistice, with German troops still on Latvian soil and a Soviet-backed government simultaneously claiming Riga. Full consolidation of Latvian statehood required a war of independence that lasted until 1920. This coin marks the centenary of that declaration, issued jointly with the other two Baltic states as coordinated commemoratives rather than a shared design.