Description:
Obverse
In the centre a woman dressed in the Latvian national costume and holding a bunch of wildflowers and plants traditionally gathered for Midsummer Night is featured against the background of a verse of the Latvian folk song "Blow, Wind". The inscriptions LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA and 2008, each arranged in a semi-circle, are at the top and the bottom on the right, respectively.
Reverse
In the centre a man dressed in the Latvian national costume and holding a Midsummer Night's wreath of oak leaves is featured against the background of a verse of the song "The Castle of Light". The inscription 1 LATS and the common logo of the "European Heritage", the collector coin programme of the European Union are displayed in a semi-circle at the top on the right.
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