5 Santimi

Features

Issuer	Latvia
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1992-2009
Value	5 Santimi (0.05 LVL)
Currency	New lats (1993-2013)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	18.5 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	14 January 2014
Number	N# 3739
References	KM# 16 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 14 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The small coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, encircled by inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA
· 2009 ·

Translation: REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

Engraver: Jānis Strupulis

Designer: Gunārs Lūsis

Reverse

The numeral 5 is centered on the coin. The inscription SANTĪMI, arranged in a semicircle, is beneath the numeral 5. Above the numeral, five arcs join two diamond-shaped suns which are located on either side of the numeral 5.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
SANTĪMI

Engraver: Jānis Strupulis

Designer: Gunārs Lūsis

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
	Munich, Germany (1158-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
	State Mint of Stuttgart / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Stuttgart / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1374-date)

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Difference between the 1992 and 2009 versions (1992 down).

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1992	30 000 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.23	$ 0.32	$ 0.35	$ 0.36	$ 0.94	$ 0.94	Struck by "Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt" (Germany)	73%
2006	8 000 000	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.80	$ 0.81	Struck by "British Royal Mint" (United Kingdom)	20%
2007	15 000 000		$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.26	$ 0.73	$ 0.73	Struck by "Münze Österreich" (Austria)	29%
2009	10 000 000			$ 0.31	$ 0.31	$ 0.32	$ 0.46	$ 0.84	Struck by "Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg" (Germany)	20%

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