Latvian euro coins

Latvian euro coins feature three separate designs on the national side,[1] which were publicised in July 2006 on the home page of the National Bank of Latvia. The designs featured were the Latvian maiden, which was featured on the 5 lats coin prior to World War II, on the 1 and 2 euro coins, the greater coat of arms of Latvia on the 10, 20 and 50-cent coins, and the lesser Coat of arms of Latvia on the 1, 2 and 5-cent coins. Originally, it was planned that the Freedom Monument would be featured on the 2 euro coin, but the original design did not meet the regulations of the ECB since it reached out into the ring of the coin and changed one of the stars. Latvia decided that a changed design of the monument would not be as recognisable and decided to use the Latvian maiden, used on the 1 euro coin, on the 2 euro coin as well.[2]

For the design of images on the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

## Design

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Depiction of Latvian euro coinage | Obverse side  €0.01  | €0.02  | €0.05

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Lesser coat of arms of Latvia
€0.10  | €0.20  | €0.50
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Greater coat of arms of Latvia
€1.00  | €2.00  | €2 Coin Edge
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Latvian maiden

A tender for minting the Latvian euro coins began on 20 September 2012.[3][4] On 10 December 2012, it was announced that Latvia will utilise the Baden-Württemberg Mint.[5][6] The coins were minted in Stuttgart except the 1 cent, 10 cent and 1 euro coins, which were minted in Karlsruhe. The production of Latvian euros began in July 2013.[7]

## Latvian Historical Regions series

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Year | Number | Design

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2016 | 1 | Vidzeme's coat of arms
2017 | 2 | Courland's coat of arms
2017 | 3 | Latgale's coat of arms
2018 | 4 | Semigallia's coat of arms

## Circulating mintage quantities

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Face Value  | €0.01  | €0.02  | €0.05  | €0.10  | €0.20  | €0.50  | €1.00  | €2.00  | €2.00 CC  | Total

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2014  | 120,000,000  | 80,000,000  | 50,000,000  | 40,000,000  | 35,000,000  | 25,000,000  | 30,000,000  | 20,000,000  | 1,000,000  | 401,000,000
2015  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2016  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | 10,000,000  | *  | 10,000,000
2017  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2018  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2019  | *  | *  | 15,000,000  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | 15,000,000
2020  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2021  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2022  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *
2023  | *  | *  | 15,000,000  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | 15,000,000

* No coins were minted that year for that denomination
** Data not available yet
*** Small quantities minted for sets only

## Mints

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2014: Germany (Stuttgart): 2 cent, 5 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 2 euro.
2014: Germany (Karlsruhe): 1 cent, 10 cent, 1 euro.
2015-2018: Germany (Stuttgart)

## References

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1. ^ "The Origins of Euro Coins: Latvia". National Bank of Latvia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
2. ^ "Latvian Euro Coins". eiro.lv. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. ^ "Bank of Latvia Announces Tender to Mint Euro Coins for Latvia". Latvia Today. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
4. ^ "Tender Regulation: On the Potential Production, Packaging and Delivery of the Latvian Euro Circulation Coins (Amended by Resolution of Minutes no.3 meeting)" (PDF). Bank of Latvia. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Latvijas eiro monētas kals Vācijā par 5,306 miljoniem eiro" (in Latvian). FinanceNet. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
6. ^ "The Design Models of the Latvian Euro Coins". Bank of Latvia. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
7. ^ "Vācijā sākta Latvijas eiro monētu kalšana" (in Latvian). Delfi.lv. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

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