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MORE ON THE LATVIA FIVE CATS FIVE EURO COIN
On November 23, 2015, CoinWeek published an article with more information about the Latvian Five Cats coin we discussed last week.
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Bank of Latvia (Latvijas Banka) is issuing a new 5-euro silver collector coin “Fairy Tale Coin I. Five Cats” on Tuesday, 24 November. Being the first collector coin in a special series of coins dedicated to the most dearly loved and significant Latvian fairy tales, this particular coin honours a fairy tale about five cats which later served as a source of inspiration to many writers. The graphic design of the coin was created by Anita Paegle, while the author of the plaster model was Jānis Strupulis. The coin was struck by UAB Lietuvos monetų kalykla in Lithuania. Anita Paegle is an outstanding children’s book artist and her special talent is also reflected in one of the last lats silver collector coins, the Baby Coin that was voted “Latvia’s Coin of the Year 2013”. The obverse of the new euro collector coin features a bed with five sleeping cats. The reverse of the coin displays the same cats holding bowls and spoons. Latvians have always loved fairy tales with their messages encouraging kindness and the virtue of diligence. Evil is also present, yet the good always wins. This traditional heritage contains the code of folk wisdom, philosophy and ethics; some scenario is always played out and a piece of useful advice given as part of emotional and moral education. To read the complete article, see:
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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