E-mail: coins@bank.lv

Cashier's Office in Riga
Address: Bezdelīgu 3, Rīga
Phone: 67022529

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Coin Design Commission

The Coin Design Commission of Latvijas Banka (the former Commission for the Thematic Concept of the Banknotes and Coins), operational since 12 November 1993, is involved in the coin issuing process. The members of the Committee are appointed by the Governor of Latvijas Banka. The Commission consists of the employees of Latvijas Banka, outstanding Latvian experts in art and culture, as well as artists.

The Coin Design Commission provides advice to Latvijas Banka:

  • proposes themes for coins and their programmes,
  • comes up with proposals for types of coin development,
  • selects artists for designing coins,
  • assesses the work carried out by artists,
  • assesses the samples of minted coins.

 

Members of the Coin Design Commission

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Jānis Blūms
Chairman of the Coin Design Commission,
Head of the Cash Department of Latvijas Banka
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Edgars Zvirgzdiņš
Deputy Chairman of the Coin Design Commission,
Chief Expert in Design and Art of the Cash Operations Division of the Cash Department of Latvijas Banka


 
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Artūrs Analts
Member of the Coin Design Commission, artist
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Ieva Bela
Member of the Coin Design Commission,
Chief Project Manager of the Cash Operations Division of the Cash Department of Latvijas Banka
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Ivars Drulle
Member of the Coin Design Commission, artist
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Vjačeslavs Kaščejevs
Member of the Coin Design Commission, scientist,
Associate Professor of the University of Latvia, Correspondent Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
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Sandra Krastiņa
Member of the Coin Design Commission, artist
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Laimonis Šēnbergs
Member of the Coin Design Commission, artist
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Ramona Umblija
Member of the Coin Design Commission, art historian
 Ieva Zībarte

Ieva Zībārte
Member of the Coin Design Commission, architect, exhibition curator


Invited research adviser

Janīna Kursīte

Janīna Kursīte
Literature expert Janīna Kursīte is the encyclopaedia of Latvianness. Our nation's cultural education, particularly folklore and symbolism, are her kingdom.

 


The following people were among those who also participated in the work of the Coin Design Commission:

  • Ilmārs Blumbergs
  • Maruta Brūkle
  • Kristaps Ģelzis
  • Modris Ģelzis
  • Reinis Jakovļevs
  • Veneranda Kausa
  • Uldis Mārtiņš Klauss
  • Imants Lancmanis
  • Ilze Posuma
  • Ilmārs Rimšēvičs
  • Brunis Rubess
  • Jānis Stradiņš
  • Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
  • Imants Ziedonis