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5 Euros Gold Brooches 'The Disc Fibula'

Issuer Bank of Latvia
Year 2016
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a stylized artistic interpretation of an ancient Latvian disc fibula (ripsakta), rendered in high relief against a matte gold field. The design features an arrangement of elongated oval and leaf-shaped openwork elements radiating across the circular planchet in an organic, asymmetrical pattern, evoking the decorative surface of an original 3rd–4th century Baltic bronze brooch. The irregular outline of the coin's edge reinforces the naturalistic, artifact-inspired aesthetic conceived by engraver Solvita Rulle. No inscriptions appear on this face; the design is purely decorative, drawing directly from the archaeological heritage of ancient Latvia.
Obverse script Latin
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Part of Latvia's ongoing series celebrating ancient Baltic jewelry traditions, this issue draws on archaeological finds recovered from Latvian burial sites dating to the early medieval period. Disc fibulae of this type were prestige objects — their presence in graves signals social rank rather than everyday use.

The .999 fineness reflects a post-2000 trend among Baltic mints toward pure gold for small collector issues, partly to sidestep the EU's VAT exemption threshold, which applies only to investment-grade bullion above .999.

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