Coin Collecting News
The National Bank of Latvia have issued (14th December) a memorable Christmas coin which includes a very appetizing traditional gingerbread cookie. Just in time for the festive season, the coin awakens the Christmas spirit with a gingerbread in the shape of a heart almost enabling the recipient to indulge in the whole bouquet of aromas [...]
The Bank of Latvia have recently issued a silver collector coin marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Riga – Daugavpils railway line which was constructed in 1860 and officially opened on the 12th September 1861, making it the first railway line on Latvian territory. Connecting the primary railway line from St. Petersburg [...]
The Bank of Latvia have issued (16th September) a new silver coin which celebrates the 800th anniversary of the first coinage struck in Latvian territory. Initiated by Albert (Albrecht von Buxhövden) Bishop of Livonia, later Riga (from 1199 – 1229), he granted traders from Gotland the right to mint coins in his territory on the [...]
The Latvijas Bankas have issued (15th June) a new silver coin to highlight Riga’s past association with the Hanseatic League. This is the eighth coin in the set and also the last one in the series. The origins of the Hanseatic League date back to the 13th century when the German commercial towns of Hamburg [...]
