Representatives of the Bank of Latvia recently travelled to Berlin to accept an international award for the design of a gold coin, it has been reported. Maruta Brukle, head of the bank’s coin division, received the award alongside colleague Janis Blums at last week’s Coin of the Year Awards at the World Money Fair, reports Numismatic News. The gold 20 lati piece – dating back to 1922 – won the top accolade for Coin of the Year at the awards ceremony. Featured on the gold coin is a depiction of a woman in a scarf, which is said to represent motherhood.On the obverse of the piece are symbols of plenitude such as an apple, milk and bread wholesale diamonds.The item that took the prize for Most Artistic Coin was a Polish 200 zlotych gold piece, which depicts scenes of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Lisa Bellavin, Coin of the Year coordinator for Krause Publications, said that the gold coins that won the awards were "nothing short of breathtaking".
Bank of Latvia accepts award for gold coin design
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