1 Lats 2010 - Coin of Time III

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Coin of Time III

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Face value: 1 lats
Weight: 17.15 g (weight of the central circle - 7.15 g, weight of the outer ring - 10.00 g)
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Metal: the central circle - niobium; the outer ring - silver of .900 fineness
Quality: UNC
Struck in 2010 by Münze Österreich (Austria)
Artists: Laimonis Šēnbergs (graphic design), Jānis Strupulis (plaster model)

Obverse
A symbol of a heraldic rose with letters H and R beneath it is placed in the central part of the coin. The inscription LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA (Republic of Latvia) is arranged in a semicircle at the top of the outer ring, the inscription of the divided year 2010 is situated on the left and right from the coin's centre, and beneath it there is a semicircular inscription VIENS 1 LATS (One 1 Lats).

Reverse
The outer ring features representations of the eight lunar phases, and the centre of the circle depicts a bird's-eye view of various landscape elements, arranged in the form of a wreath.

Edge
Plain.


The Bank of Latvia has issued the third, green, bimetallic coin of the "Coin of Time" triptych. The obverse of each of the triptych coins features a distinctive flower of the heraldic rose, the symbol of love and beauty, and a token of respect for the discoverer of niobium Heinrich Rose who launched his career in Latvia (letters H and R). The central part of the niobium disk of the reverses, on the other hand, has been designated for recording events or important facts of one's life or for engraving a message for the recipient of the coin.

The reverse of the "Coin of Time III" has been struck in rich green niobium encircled by a silver ring featuring the phases of the Moon. From time immemorial, people have believed that God bestows the day upon the living as a gift. "Beautiful as a day", states a popular medieval adage. Night-time, on the other hand, the realm of the Moon, is relegated to the supernatural and the mystical. To this day, many believe that each lunar phase lends its own distinctive energy to a person's life, even though there is no scientific evidence for this.

The lunar (from luna, Latin for moon) phases are useful for counting the time, so no wonder that the lunar calendar is among the very oldest. The modern era knows a variety of lunar calendars (agricultural, health, etc.), which are often compared to horoscopes, recognising that the Moon, while not ruling a person's life, still influences it.

Many have observed that tide and ebb have a powerful global influence. The gravitational forces of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun make the swell of the water rise and drop periodically. Earth's atmosphere also experiences ebbs and tides, which affect the weather as well as move the magma, preventing it from hardening and at times making it burst to the surface of the Earth in the form of molten lava.

The gentle moonlight is in complete contrast to these scenes of demonic interplay among the elements. In classical Latvian culture, the most popular depiction of this golden heavenly object is the art-nouveau-inspired poem by Aspazija, entitled "Mēness starus stīgo" (Streaming Moonlight), which, in 1901, found its beautiful musical complement in Emīls Dārziņš's composition.

The green niobium of the reverse of the coin features forests, fields, rocks, and watery wastes of our planet, viewed in a circle as if from up high. The symbolic circle provides a change of scale from the global to the more human, as it evokes associations with the Advent or Midsummer Solstice wreaths, a tangible representation of the great routes incessantly travelled by the Sun, the Earth, and the faithful companion of the latter, the Moon.

[pcwendy]

Die muss ich haben, finde diese Münze sieht gut Aus :br:

[bartolomeo]

Wie heißt es so schön - alle guten Dinge sind drei ...

Diese Münze gehört natürlich auch in meine Niob Sammlung!

[Kai]

Leider nicht ganz billig aber auch in meinem Shop bestellbar ;-)

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On Issuing a New Collector Coin - "Coin of Time III"

Riga, 1 December 2010

Tomorrow, on 2 December, the Bank of Latvia will issue "Coin of Time III": the third bimetallic 1-lats collector coin. The coin has been designed by artist Laimonis Šēnbergs and modelled by sculptor Jānis Strupulis.

The Bank of Latvia collector coins are miniature art works dedicated to Latvian treasures: events, successes, people that are expressive of our culture. The obverse of each of the triptych coins features a distinctive flower of the heraldic rose, the symbol of love and beauty, and a token of respect for the discoverer of niobium Heinrich Rose who launched his career in Latvia (letters H and R). The chemist Heinrich Rose who discovered the new element and called it niobium started his carrier and carried out his first research as an apprentice at a pharmacy in Jelgava at the beginning of the 19th century.

The reverse of the "Coin of Time III" features a silver ring depicting the phases of the Moon that are particularly useful for counting the time, so no wonder that the lunar calendar is among the very oldest. The modern era knows a variety of lunar calendars (agricultural, health, etc.), which are often compared to horoscopes, recognising that the Moon, while not ruling a person's life, still influences it. The green niobium disk features forests, fields, rocks, and watery wastes of our planet, viewed in a circle as if from up high.

The central part of the niobium disk of the reverse can be used for recording events or important facts of one's life or for engraving a message for the recipient of the coin.

Although it is a long time since multi-coloured coins, produced by coating the metal with enamel or dye, have been known to the numismatic circles, the use of niobium in coin minting started quite recently when the Austrian mint, Münze Österreich, recognised the ability of the metal to change colour as a result of electrochemical processing. The outer ring of the coin has been struck in silver, whereas the central part this time has been struck in rich green niobium.

The bimetallic 1-lats "Coin of Time III" is legal tender in the Republic of Latvia. The maximum number of issued coins is limited to 7 000. The "Coin of Time III" will be on sale at the Bank of Latvia and such traditional points of coin sale as banks and souvenir and jewellery shops. The price of the coin at the Bank of Latvia's cashier offices is 36.30 lats.

[Kai]

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