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Country: Latvia, Republic Of Latvia
Capital: Riga
Currency: Euro
Numeric code: 978
Alphabetic code: EUR
Latvia, one of Baltic countries located in Eastern Europe. It inhabits about two million people. The capital is Riga – the ancient and beautiful city.
In 1918 Latvia gained independence and its own currency – lats (100 centimes). In circulation then was the centimes - 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and also armor - 1, 2 and 5. The circulation of this money in Latvia ended in 1940, after the country's entry into the Soviet Union, when the Soviet ruble (100 kopecks) was replaced by Latvian lats.
In 1991, Latvia once again seceded from Russia. During this period, monetary estimations of the Latvian ruble, and in October 1993, the lat returns the currency of the country. The first coins of the independent state was produced in England, Germany and Finland. Catalogue of coins of Latvia represent armor, in denominations of 1 and 2 and the centimes: 1, 2, 10, 20 and 50. All the coins differ only in reverse, the front side they have the same: name of the country and its coat of arms. In 2001 produced a commemorative coin (1 lats). To buy these coins Latvia not just because their circulation was small.
Since January 2014 the role of the official monetary unit of the country takes on the Euro, which is equal to a hundred cents.
The price of coins of Latvia of the previous years are different. The idea of approximate pricing can give numismatic sites.
You only need to keep in mind that the cost of Latvian coins, like all others, depends on their rarity and degree of preservation.
