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Sun and Wind

82.00 €
Material silver of fineness .999
Year 2025
Mintage 3000
Artists Graphic Design: Krišs Salmanis Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča
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On sale from 17.06.2025,12:00am
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Technical Description

Denomination: 5.00 euro
Weight: 23 g
Metal: silver of fineness .999
Diameter: 36 mm
Quality: Proof
Maximum Mintage: 3000
Year: 2025
Edge: The inscriptions "LATVIJAS BANKA" and "LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA", separated by rhombic dots.
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Netherlands)
Graphic Design: Krišs Salmanis
Plaster Model: Ligita Franckeviča
Obverse

Obverse

(front)

The obverse of the coin is designed using varying intensities of frosting and gilding. It depicts the wild rocker Wind, rampaging above the rooftops of the city. The background unfolds iconic elements of Liepāja: the harbourside, a fishing boat, the concert hall "Liepājas Dzintars", the Oskars Kalpaks Bridge spanning the Karosta Canal, the spires of churches, and the city's buildings. On the left side, the inscription "5 euro" is placed in a semicircle; on the right, the inscription "LIEPĀJA 400" is arranged in two lines.

Reverse

Reverse

(back)

The reverse of the coin is designed using varying intensities of frosting and gilding. It shows the Sun – a woman lazily bathing in the sea, her hair rippling through the water like shimmering sunbeams. The year "2025" is positioned at the upper left, the inscription "LATVIJA" is arranged in a semicircular arc along the lower left edge.

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Artists

Graphic Artist

Krišs Salmanis

Krišs Salmanis is a witty individual, known for providing concise, meaningful responses in interviews that resemble ready-made aphorisms such as: "An artist is not a doctor of the society", he says. "I must create the kind of work that resonates with me. I'm a spectator myself," he notes. “You can only determine whether a work is a success once it's completed". "And it's best if the prize also comes with monetary rewards. Muses are rather expensive sources of inspiration," and others. Although...
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Krišs Salmanis
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