The Bank of Latvia has issued a new 1-lats collector coin "Railway in Latvia" on September 12th.

Face value: 1 lats
Weight: 22.00 g; diameter: 35.00 mm
Metal: silver of .925 fineness; quality: proof
Struck in 2011 by Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Artists: Aigars Ozoliņš (graphic design), Ligita Franckeviča (plaster model)

Obverse
The obverse features a wheel of steam locomotive, with the inscription 1 LATS in its semi-circled upper part. In the lower part beneath the wheel, there are inscriptions LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, slightly on the left, and the year 2011, slightly on the right, each arranged in a semicircle.

Reverse
An image of steam locomotive is placed in the centre. Below it, there is the inscription DZELZCEĻŠ LATVIJĀ 1860 (Railway in Latvia), arranged in a semicircle. The central field is surrounded by a plain dotted area.

Edge
Inscriptions LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA (Republic of Latvia) and LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia) separated by rhombic dots.

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