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The Garden of Destiny

The Garden of Destiny The Garden of Destiny
Type: Silver coin
Material: Silver 925°
Issuance Date: 2018
Month: June
Nominal Value: 5 EUR
Maximum Mintage: 3 000
Quality: Proof
Weight (g): 31.47
Diameter (mm): 38.61
Minted: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Netherlands)



Sale

Seller Price
Vladimir 65.00  [45.68 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
Anna 64.00  [44.98 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
coins777 75.00  [52.71 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
Anatolijs 65.00  [45.68 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
Ivars 65.00  [45.68 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Jānis 64.00  [44.98 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Rns 70.00  [49.20 Ls] Go to site
Dmitriy 75.00  [52.71 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Jānis 70.00  [49.20 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Aleks 54.00  [37.95 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Eurogold 75.00  [52.71 Ls] Go to site
Vilnis 60.00  [42.17 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
coin24.ee 59.00  [41.47 Ls] old Collector's cabinet


Buying

Buyer Price
baltcoin.lv 25.00 €  [17.57 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
Vladimir 45.00 €  [31.63 Ls] new Collector's cabinet
Юрий 46.00 €  [32.33 Ls] Collector's cabinet
Ivars 45.00 €  [31.63 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Rns 25.00 €  [17.57 Ls] Collector's cabinet
Vadim 46.00 €  [32.33 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Olegs 47.00 €  [33.03 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
ANDRE 45.00 €  [31.63 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
22446402 35.00 €  [24.60 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Sergej 50.00 €  [35.14 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Валентин 35.00 €  [24.60 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Иван 57.00 €  [40.06 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Serge 56.00 €  [39.36 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
Buratīno 40.00 €  [28.11 Ls] old Collector's cabinet
ronnie 55.00 €  [38.65 Ls] old Collector's cabinet

Obverse
 
The obverse features the image of amphitheatre of the Garden of Destiny enclosed by Daugava waters in blue and green, and a metal relief. Semi-circled inscription LIKTEŅDĀRZS (Garden of Destiny) and the year 2018 are situated at the lower part slightly to the right. Semi-circled inscription 5 EURO is at the top to the right.
 
Reverse
 
The reverse reflects human faces in silver. Semi-circled inscription LATVIJA is placed at the lower part.
 
Edge
 
Inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA and LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, separated by rhombic dots.
 
The idea of the Garden of Destiny came as a response to a heartfelt desire of the people to create a national memorial site in honour of those 600 thousand people of Latvia who suffered and perished during totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. On 7 June 2005, a group of initiators assembled to establish a foundation. The Koknese Foundation decided to create a memorial site symbolizing our nation's grief for the victims, commemorating their lives and resilience, but also inspiring us for the future. Vilis and Marta Vītols donated 640 thousand euro, thus forming the initial capital of the Foundation. Since its launching, 2.5 million euro have been invested in the project.
 
The Garden of Destiny is risings on an island in the Daugava River near Koknese. This picturesque area is a crossroads of cultural and historical diversity of Zemgale, Sēlija and Vidzeme where threads and vibes of Latvia's history and mythology intersect. The island is marked by a section of the ancient Riga–Moscow road and scarred by the dugouts of World War I. The remains of the medieval Koknese Castle, once built by the German knights, loom over the river. The medieval trade route "from the Varangians to the Greeks" went along the island. Nearby rests Staburags, a sacred site for our nation, once a rock flooded in 1966. The Daugava banks at Lielvārde, from where "at last his foe Lāčplēsis (Bear-slayer) flung into the river's depth to drown", have lost part of their majesty. Despite all trials and sufferings, the nation has remained staunch in the belief that "then for the folks new times will dawn; at last their freedom will be born".
 
The author of the memorial park concept and the winner of the international competition is Shunmyo Masuno, a Japanese landscape architect. The landscape conjured by him gradually transforms the visitors' grief and sorrow into reflective healing of the soul, making people ready to meet the eternity, embodied by timeless light, wind, water and earth. Masuno's concept is brought to life thanks to the efforts of Koknese Foundation. The Observation Terrace and Amphitheatre have been completed and are surrounded by 40 oak-trees and a canal. The site can be reached by a cobblestone avenue where everyone can leave their names inscribed. On both sides of the avenue apple trees and 2600 other trees donated by "Latvijas valsts meži" and the Latvian Plant Growers Association are growing. A digital exposition "Liktens gāte" and a virtual memorial house with a would-be interactive database tell the story of nation's times and values.
 
Over the years, tens of thousands have engaged in creating the Garden of Destiny by donating or lending a hand. The number of project supporters exceeds 500 thousand, and visitors from at least 54 countries have come to the site. The Garden of Destiny is nurtured as the nation's present to Latvia on its centenary. The Freedom Monument is our legacy from the generations of the previous century; the Garden of Destiny will be our legacy to the future generations. It is memory, inspiration and strength. For the Future!

Recent changes

[2023.05.09]   Rns: On sale coin The Garden of Destiny with price 70.00
[2023.05.01]   Rns: Coin The Garden of Destiny taken out of sale
[2023.04.06]   Rns: On sale coin The Garden of Destiny with price 70.00
[2023.04.01]   Rns: Coin The Garden of Destiny taken out of sale
[2022.11.12]   Rns: On sale coin The Garden of Destiny with price 70.00
[2022.11.10]   Rns: Coin The Garden of Destiny taken out of sale
[2022.05.19]   Rns: On sale coin The Garden of Destiny with price 70.00
[2022.05.15]   Rns: Coin The Garden of Destiny taken out of sale
[2020.02.06]   Rns: Purchase price of the coin The Garden of Destiny changed from 30.00 € to 25.00
[2019.12.17]   Eurogold: Selling price of the coin The Garden of Destiny changed from 70.00 € to 75.00