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1 lats - Toad

1 lats - Toad 1 lats - Toad
Type: Cupro-nickel coin
Material: Cu/Ni
Issuance Date: 2010
Nominal Value: 1 Ls
Maximum Mintage: 1 000 000
Quality: Proof
Weight (g): 4.80
Diameter (mm): 21.75
Graphic design: Edgars Folks
Plaster model: Jānis Strupulis
Minted: Staatliche Münze Berlin (Germany)



Sale

Seller Price
Jānis 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Vadim 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Irina 2.60  [1.83 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Lilita 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Serdg 2.65  [1.86 Ls] Collector's cabinet
Ilja 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Ilja 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Eurogold 3.60  [2.53 Ls] Go to site
Jekaterina 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
ANTIKWAR999 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Евгений 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Felix 3.00  [2.11 Ls] Collector's cabinet
Диана 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
tatjana 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Aiva 10.00  [7.03 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Latviancoins 3.00  [2.11 Ls] Go to site
agris101 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Asais 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Konstantin 1.80  [1.27 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Krista 2.90  [2.04 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Jūlija 1.50  [1.05 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Ella 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Māris 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Ingus 2.85  [2.00 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Vlad 5.00  [3.51 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Juris 2.00  [1.41 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Виталий 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Alex 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Maksims 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Pjotrs 4.00  [2.81 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Sindija 4.00  [2.81 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
kristine 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Kristine 3.00  [2.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Alla 2.50  [1.76 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Māra 2.85  [2.00 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Mārtiņš 2.13  [1.50 Ls] old Collector's cabinet


Buying

Buyer Price
Mārtiņš 0.00 €  [0.00 Ls] old Collector's cabinet

Obverse

The large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, with the year 2010 inscribed below, is placed in the centre. The inscriptions LATVIJAS and REPUBLIKA, each arranged in a semicircle, are above and beneath the central motif respectively.

Reverse

A toad is in the centre, with the numeral 1 and superscript inscription LATS above.

Edge

Two inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia), separated by rhombic dots.

The toad family in Latvia is represented by the common, green, and running toad, and the fire-bellied toad and European common spadefoot, also generally referred to as 'toad', are protected species as is the running toad which was honoured as the Latvian animal-of-the year in 2007. The peculiarities of the way a toad looks, its ability to secrete a foul smelling fluid, and the metamorphosis from a tadpole to an adult are at the basis of many folk beliefs.

The toad is active at night and also in rainy weather, so seeing a toad in bright daylight meant impending rain to those in the know. The Latvians of old considered the toad a creature of the so-called Milk Mother; hence a toad should be honoured by leaving out a bowl of milk - then it would make the cows produce more milk. The House Spirit was also said to sometimes take the form of a toad, so toads were allowed in the house and feed-lot and fed. The special Latvian pagan deity, Mother of Satiation, appeared as a toad to leap around food and lend it satiety.

The toad is associated with fertility: in the ancient Latvian folksongs it carries the water for the beer brewing ritual; its presence helps the harvest. Like the grass snake, the toad was considered to bring blessing to cattle, therefore he who killed a toad risked to have cows go dry and the skin on his hands turn toadlike. By contrast, to circle around a toad three times guarantees good fortune. We are entrusting the toad with just this mission: to bring luck and good fortune to each household where money is spent prudently.
За период с 2012-12-29 по 2022-03-28 монета подорожала на 26%

Recent changes

[2022.03.24]   Eurogold: On sale coin 1 lats - Toad with price 3.60
[2021.12.18]   Eurogold: Coin 1 lats - Toad taken out of sale
[2019.10.20]   Eurogold: Selling price of the coin 1 lats - Toad changed from 3.00 € to 3.60
[2019.08.21]   Eurogold: On sale coin 1 lats - Toad with price 3.00
[2019.08.02]   Eurogold: Coin 1 lats - Toad taken out of sale
[2019.03.14]   Eurogold: On sale coin 1 lats - Toad with price 3.00
[2019.01.22]   Eurogold: Coin 1 lats - Toad taken out of sale
[2018.09.16]   Eurogold: On sale coin 1 lats - Toad with price 3.00
[2017.07.28]   Eurogold: Coin 1 lats - Toad taken out of sale
[2015.02.01]   Latviancoins: Received coin ad 1 lats - Toad with 1.42