This year, we mark the 110th birth anniversary of Aleksandrs Čaks (1901 – 1950), the great Latvian modernist and urban poet. The nation can boast of many outstanding poets, yet A. Čaks ranks among those truly loved by the people, with his poetry finding its way to the readers' hearts and having a powerful impact on his contemporaries and future generations of Latvian poets.
The Bank of Latvia has issued a new collector coin Fog Mists the Pane. The coin has been designed by artist Ilmārs Blumbergs and modelled by Ligita Franckeviča.

The obverse of the coin presents a motif of a window. The glazing bar on the right features the inscription MIGLĀ ASARO (FOG MISTS). The inscription LATVIJAS is placed on the upper left pane, the inscription REPUBLIKA on the lower left pane, and the inscription 1 LATS on the upper right pane, all set slantwise. The window-panes also feature imprints of lips and leaves. 

The reverse of the coin features cobble-stone paving, with the inscriptions ALEKSANDRS in the left upper and ČAKS in the right upper corner, both set slantwise. A polished image of a leaf with a dulled imprint of lips on it is placed in the left lower corner, and the slantwise upward inscription 1901–1950 is on the right.Specification of coin:

Quality: Proof
Metal: Ag
Purity: 0.925
Weight: 26g
Face value: 1 lats
Mintage: 7000
Edge: Plain
Designer: Ilmars Blumbergs (graphic design), Ligita Franckeviča Ulmane (plaster model)
Mint: Rahapaja Oy (Finland)
Type: Commemorative
Shape and style: Square

Source of information: Bank of Latvia www.bank.lv