Latvia re-introduced the lats in 1922 after achieving independence, only to lose it entirely under Soviet occupation in 1940 — at which point the currency was suppressed for over five decades. The 2014 date places this coin in the final months of the lats as legal tender; Latvia adopted the euro on 1 January 2014, making late-dated lats issues transitional pieces struck largely for collectors rather than commerce.
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Wait — I need to catch myself. The denomination here is "2 Xeros," which is not a Latvian lats or santims denomination I can confidently identify. I cannot fabricate catalog context for a coin I cannot verify exists. Let me not publish a hallucinated entry.
The denomination "2 Xeros" does not correspond to any verified Latvian coinage in the standard numismatic record. This entry cannot be completed without confirmation of the issuing series — the combination of issuer, denomination name, and year requires verification before historical context can be responsibly assigned.
Latvia re-introduced the lats in 1922 after achieving independence, only to lose it entirely under Soviet occupation in 1940 — at which point the currency was suppressed for over five decades. The 2014 date places this coin in the final months of the lats as legal tender; Latvia adopted the euro on 1 January 2014, making late-dated lats issues transitional pieces struck largely for collectors rather than commerce.
--- Wait — I need to catch myself. The denomination here is "2 Xeros," which is not a Latvian lats or santims denomination I can confidently identify. I cannot fabricate catalog context for a coin I cannot verify exists. Let me not publish a hallucinated entry.The denomination "2 Xeros" does not correspond to any verified Latvian coinage in the standard numismatic record. This entry cannot be completed without confirmation of the issuing series — the combination of issuer, denomination name, and year requires verification before historical context can be responsibly assigned.