Latvia

Republic of Latvia

Country in Eastern Europe (1918-1940, 1990-present)

Location: Baltic Region

Capital City: Riga

Government type: Republic

Main languages: Latvian, Russian

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity

Chronology

1918: Independence of Latvia from the United Baltic Duchy in the closing days of WWI

1918-1919: Partial occupation by Soviet Russia

1940: Occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union

1990: Independence restored

Currency

First Ruble (1919-1922)

1 Ruble = 100 Kopek

First Lats (1922-1940)

1 Lats = 100 Santimu

Second Ruble (1992-1993)

1 Ruble = 100 Kopek

Second Lats (1993-2013)

1 Lats = 100 Santimu

Euro (2014-present)

1 Euro = 100 Euro Cents

Coins from Latvia in the collection

First Republic (1918-1940)

•20 Santims, 1922 (nickel, Huguenin Frères (Le Locle, Switzerland), KM#5)

•1 Lats, 1924 (silver (.835), London mint, KM#7)

Second Republic (1990-present)

•1 Santims, 1992 (copper-plated steel, Munich mint, KM#15)

•2 Santims, 2000 (copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#21)

•20 Santims, 2005 (nickel brass, Stuttgart mint, KM#22.1)

•50 Santims, 1992 (cupronickel, Munich mint, KM#13)

•1 Lats, 1992 (cupronickel, Munich mint, KM#12)

•1 Euro, 2014 (cupronickel-plated nickel center in nickel brass ring, Karlsruhe mint, KM#156)

Banknotes from Latvia in the collection

Second Republic (1990-present)

•2 Ruble, 1992 (P#36)