2007 Latvia 1Ls Silver Proof "Rebirth of State"

• Mint: Mint of Finland
• Denomination: 1 Lats
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 5,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling silver
• Diameter: 38.61 mm
• Weight: 31.47 grams
• Artist: Ivo Grundulis
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

"State", the fourth series of the coin program "Latvia. Times and Values", tells the story of Latvia rising from obscurity, and then suffering through a dark era to re-emerge once again as a free nation in 1990.

The rebirth of the State of Latvia half a century after its forcible illegal annexation by the Soviet Empire was a miraculous event similar to a dream nurtured for centuries and finally coming true. Latvia stepped on the road of a peaceful, singing war of independence in 1988 when united by the Popular Front the people of Latvia participated in manifestations with flowers and flags in hands and demanded independence. Their symbol was the Morning Star, Auseklitis.

The people of all three Baltic states, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, joined hands and formed the Baltic Way on August 23, 1989, protesting against the pact on Baltic occupation signed by Hitler and Stalin.

On May 4, 1990, the Supreme Council declared the renewal of the Republic of Latvia first established in 1918. The Sun was shining brightly in Latvia on that day, and the darkness and mist spread by occupation and isolation quickly dispersed. On August 21, 1991, Latvia became free, and its red-white-red national standard once again took its place among flags of other countries of the world.

On the obverse, the large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia is placed in the center. The inscription "1990.4.V" is arranged in a semicircle top right and the inscription "LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA" is at the bottom. The reverse features the sun with its beams forming the red-white-red flag of the Republic of Latvia. The inscription "DIEVS, SVETI LATVIJU!" (God bless Latvia!) is placed in a semicircle at the bottom.

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