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Childhood Joy

75.00 €
Material silver of fineness .999
Year 2024
Mintage 4000
Artists Graphic Design: Anna Vaivare Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča
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On sale from 4.07.2024, 12:00am
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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro
Weight: 22 g
Metal: silver of fineness .999
Diameter: 35 mm
Quality: Proof
Maximum Mintage: 4000
Year: 2024
Edge: The inscriptions "LATVIJAS BANKA" and "LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA", separated by rhombic dots.
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Graphic Design: Anna Vaivare
Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča
Obverse

Obverse

(front)

The obverse of the coin depicts a scene from the poem "The Bunny Bathhouse" by Vilis Plūdons: one bunny is washing its ears, another is flapping its feet with a sauna whisk, and the third is washing its eyes. In the foreground, a bucket features a water swirl forming the number "5", with the word "EURO" inscribed on its side. The inscription "SPLISHY SPLASHY" is arranged in a semicircle at the top right.

Reverse

Reverse

(back)

The coin's reverse features a scene from the poem "The Dwarves and the Old Man of the Forest" by Vilis Plūdons: two dwarves are having a snowball fight, one is rolling a snowball, while only the boot-clad legs of another, stuck in a snowdrift, are visible. The inscription "2024" is placed in a semicircle at the bottom right. The inscription "SNOWBALLS ARE DARTING, HAIR CURLS ARE DANCING" is arranged in a semicircle in two lines at the top.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Anna Vaivare

Anna Vaivare was born on 24 May 1987 in Riga. Anna Vaivare, a university graduate in architecture, has gained greater recognition and acclaim as a children's book illustrator. From her very first venture into this field, she garnered attention with her illustrations for Imants Ziedonis' book Īpašie vārdi (Special Words) (2013), published within the mini-book series BIKIBUKS by the publishing house Liels un mazs. Job offers followed one after another, with new publications emerging every two...
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Anna Vaivare
Plaster Model

Ligita Franckeviča

Born on 30 July 1947 in Tukums. Ligita Franckeviča has an innate talent for sculpting. If her artistic flair and skill reigned supreme, the world would be transformed into a realm of silky, rounded shapes, each flowing seamlessly into the next. It would be a world without dull planes, sharp corners, or jarring edges, where every thing is self-sufficient and every being – dignified and enveloped in gentle silence. A world swaying in the soft, velvety dance of light and shadow, at times...
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Ligita Franckeviča