As the LB informed the portal Jauns.lv, the artists of the collection coin “My Latvia” are Sandra Krastiņa (graphic design) and Jānis Strupulis (plastic design). The coin was minted by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Netherlands).
The obverse of the coin depicts the large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, while the reverse depicts the image of a smiling sun with the inscription “THE SUN FOR A LATVIA”.
The sun as a symbol of life and goodness, as the source and basic value of the existence of all people is adorned in many Latvian folk songs. The 10-year-old schoolgirl, one of the 6,742 new participants who participated in the children’s drawing competition organized by the Bank of Latvia, which took place under the motto “My Latvia” at the end of 2016-2017, depicted the image of the sun in a graphic way in a graphic expression. at the beginning of the year.