2023 Latvia €5 Fine Silver Proof Coin "Fan Made of Light Rays - Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation 250 Years"

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Denomination: 5 Euros
• Quality: Colorized Proof
• Issue limit: 3,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 99.9% Fine silver
• Diameter: Fan-shaped, 41 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 15 grams
• Artist: Ivars Drulle
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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The Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, founded in 1773, is one of the oldest public museums in Europe and the oldest museum in the Baltics. The rich and diverse collections of the museum originated from an art and natural sciences collection of Nikolaus von Himsel (1729–1764), a Riga doctor who donated it to the city of Riga. In 2023, the museum celebrates 250 years since its foundation.

A fan was chosen as the design, inspired by the fans in the museum's collection that were a typical part of women's wardrobes in the era when the museum was founded.

The obverse depicts a light source from which the light rays spread by the fan are collected and amplified by a lens. The lens symbolizes the museum, a repository of knowledge that spreads light.

On the reverse, we meet the gaze of doctor Nikolaus von Himsel himself.