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Coin commemorating the barricades of January 1991

Material silver of fineness .925
Year 2006
Mintage 5000
Artists Graphic Design: Juris Petraškevičs Plaster Model: Andris Vārpa
This coin is no longer available for sale. The coin remains only in collectors’ possession and in our archive as a record of its history.
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Technical Description

Denomination: 1.00 Ls
Weight: 31.47 g
Metal: silver of fineness .925
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Maximum Mintage: 5000
Year: 2006
Edge: Two inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia), separated by rhombic dots.
Mint: Rahapaja Oy (Finland)
Graphic Design: Juris Petraškevičs
Plaster Model: Andris Vārpa
Obverse

Obverse

(front)

Stylized design of bonfire flames. The inscription "janvāris 1991" is arranged in a semicircle in the upper part of the coin; the numeral 1 with the inscription "LATS" beneath it is centered in the lower part.

Reverse

Reverse

(back)

Lāčplēsis, the Latvian mythological hero, is depicted in the centre with a raised sword against the background of concrete block barricades, with the rising sun behind him; the concrete blocks bear fragments of the appeals to fight for freedom. On the left, the inscription 2006 is arranged in a semicircle; the inscriptions "Latvijas" and "Republika" are placed above and below the central motif, respectively.

Artists

Graphic Artist

Juris Petraškevičs

Juris Petraškevičs studied graphic art and began his career in graphics, but his creativity knows no bounds. Anything becomes possible when thoughts persist, associations refuse to rest, characters converge, and the search for meaning becomes unavoidable. He is no longer just a graphic artist but also a painter, sculptor, poetic visionary, and more. In the velvety-black mezzotints of the 1970s–1980s (the fine technique Juris Petraškevičs reintroduced to Latvian graphic art), he delves into the...
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Juris Petraškevičs
Plaster Model

Andris Vārpa

Granite, bronze and wood are Andris Vārpa's favourite materials, and he possesses a natural talent – a keen sense of the specific properties of various materials and the skill to use them artistically. Since he was young, he has been deeply passionate about constructivist ideas, both in global and Latvian sculpture from before World War II. "I do not adhere to any specific style in my work," he admits. "I try to listen to the chosen material itself." The heavy, thoroughly crafted and formed...
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Andris Vārpa