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5 Euro Džemma
| Issuer | Latvijas Banka |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The field is dominated by a textured brushstroke motif rendered with varying degrees of matte finish and sculptural relief, evoking the gestural quality of abstract painting. A facsimile of the artist Džemma Skulme's signature is inscribed across the upper portion of the field. Along the right edge, oriented vertically, appear the denomination '5 EURO', the date '2025', and the issuing authority 'LATVIJA' in raised Latin lettering. The overall design integrates fine-art printmaking aesthetics with traditional coin-making techniques, blurring the boundary between numismatic object and artistic medium. |
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| Obverse lettering | Džemma 5 EURO 2025 LATVIJA |
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Džemma is a Latvian given name derived from the Italian Gemma, itself from the Latin for "gemstone." Latvia's central bank has issued a long-running series of coins bearing traditional Latvian given names — both male and female — each release tied to a specific name from the country's cultural and linguistic heritage rather than to any individual person or historical figure.