2023 Latvia €5 Fine Silver Proof Coin "Imants Ziedonis: Stardust"

• Mint: Lithuanian Mint
• Denomination: 5 Euros
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 4,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 99.9% Fine silver with Gilded elements
• Diameter: 35 mm
• Weight: 22 grams
• Artist: Liga Kitchen
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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Imants Ziedonis would have turned 90 in 2023. To memorialize the poet's creative spirit in coin art, Latvia has issued a silver collector coin, "Stardust," dedicated to Imants Ziedonis.

Imants Ziedonis (1933–2013) lives in people's memories as a creative, active, energetic person, one of the most outstanding Latvian poets. A dreamer and an inspirer. A visionary who had the ability to see and to create beyond the borders. To see stardust in supposedly trivial things.

The coin's obverse and reverse feature several images. The walking man symbolises the quest for truth, meaning and belonging. Meanwhile, the constellation symbolises the interconnection between the earth and sky, emphasises the fact that a human being – as stardust – is part of the universe. The tree abundant in living beings represents liveliness that is so intertwined with the poet's own vibrant industriousness and the nature of his texts.