Currency Lats (LVL)
Facial value 1,00
Year of issue 2009
Metal Copper-Nickel
Ø in mm 21,7
Art.-No. LV01.00D
Price EUR  60,00

Christmas tree. The first written record of a decorated Christmas Tree was published in 1510 and comes from Riga, Latvia. Men of the local merchants’ guild decorated a tree with artificial roses, danced around it in the marketplace and then set fire to it. The rose was used for many year and is considered to be a symbol for the Virgin Mary.