2 Euro Commemorative coins Latvia 2022

100th anniversary of the Bank of Latvia

The Obverse depicts a stylised tree that is intended to represent the economic prosperity generated by financial education for both the individual citizen and society as a whole. At the bottom of the coin, within the design, is the minting year, while further down, near the inner edge, is the arched inscription "LATVIJA". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image. This coin was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bank of Latvia, the country's central bank, which performs important economic functions and is among the nation's leading public institutions.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "DIEVS * SVETI * LATVIJU" ("God bless Latvia" in Latvian).
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)

35 years of the Erasmus Programme

The Obverse depicts two key elements of the Erasmus programme, a European Union student mobility project aimed at university students. On the right is Erasmus of Rotterdam (Dutch humanist and philosopher), in one of his best-known portraits, after whom the programme was named because of his numerous journeys throughout Europe, with the aim of learning about its different cultures. The effigy of the theologian is superimposed on a net that crosses the coin from one point to the other, which is intended to represent the cultural and human exchanges between European students; on the left-hand side, thanks to a special type of graphics, the number "35" appears (to identify the 35th anniversary). Superimposed on the portrait are the circular inscriptions "1987-2022", "ERASMUS" and "PROGRAMMA" on three lines, while further down, near the inner edge, is the inscription "LATVIJA". Above the philosopher's right hand are the author's initials "J.J.". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "DIEVS * SVETI * LATVIJU" ("God bless Latvia" in Latvian).
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass)