2024 Latvia €5 Fine Silver Proof Coin "Childhood Joy"

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Denomination: 5 Euros
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 4,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 99.9% Fine Silver
• Diameter: 35 mm
• Weight: 22 grams
• Artist: Anna Vaivare
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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This partly colorized coin is dedicated to the Latvian poet Vilis Pludons.

Latvian literary classic Vilis Lejnieks (1874–1940) adopted the pseudonym Plūdons at the outset of his literary journey, a name he subsequently formalised as his own surname. He borrowed it from the list of Latvian deities created by poet Auseklis, where Plūdons is revered as the god of waters. The children's poetry of Vilis Plūdons is rooted in Latvian folklore. In his childhood, he heard both fairy tales and folk songs from his grandmother, which he later wove into captivating poetic language. The writer himself had nine children.

The obverse depicts a scene from the poem "The Bunny Bathhouse," where one bunny is washing its ears, another is flapping its feet with a sauna whisk, and the third is washing its eyes. In the foreground, a bucket features a water swirl forming the number "5", with the word "EURO" inscribed on its side. The inscription "SPLISHY SPLASHY" is arranged in a semicircle above.

The reverse features a scene from the poem "The Dwarves and the Old Man of the Forest," where two dwarves are having a snowball fight, one is rolling a snowball, while only the boot-clad legs of another, stuck in a snowdrift, are visible. The inscription "SNOWBALLS ARE DARTING, HAIR CURLS ARE DANCING" is arranged in a semicircle in two lines above.