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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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| Value | 2 Euros |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the common European Union design for the 2-euro denomination, featuring a relief map of Europe extending beyond the coin's boundaries, rendered without internal national borders. The face value 2 EURO is inscribed to the left of the map, with the mint master's initials LL — those of designer Luc Luycx — visible in the field. The outer ring bears the twelve stars of the European Union. |
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| Edge | Lettered: DIEVS SVĒTĪ |
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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.