Measurements: 130 x 65 mm.
Colour: green.
Obverse
An oak-tree and a stylized oak-leaf, which is a see-through register,
are superimposed on a motif of ornamental suns. The banknote issued in
2006, 2007 and 2009 has two relief inscriptions of the nominal value 5
imprinted above the oak-leaf. Across the top of the banknote, there is
the two-coloured inscription LATVIJAS BANKAS NAUDAS ZIME (money note of
the Bank of Latvia), beneath which the serial number of the banknote is
inscribed in red. Across the bottom of the banknote, there are the
inscriptions PIECI LATI (five lats) in two-coloured print, LATVIJAS
BANKA (Bank of Latvia), the facsimile signature of the Governor of the
Bank of Latvia, and the serial number of the banknote in black print.
On the right side of the banknote, there is a vertical ornamental band
which is composed of the motif of the Lielvarde belt and topped by the
numeral 5. When the banknote is tilted against the light, the
inscription of the nominal value is visible on the ornamental band. In
the left upper part of the banknote, there is a green relief dot
(Braille) on a white background that is watermarked. Beneath the
watermark, the numeral 5, consisting of the microtext "Ls 5", is
superimposed on a horizontal band in a blend of colours. The horizontal
band of the 5-lats banknote issued in 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009
incorporates
fine horizontal green lines. On the 2006, 2007 and 2009 banknote, the
numeral
5 has been printed with a special paint creating a colour-changing
optical effect when the banknote is tilted. To the left of the numeral
5, there is a vertical relief band with the numeral 5 repeated four
times in different shades of colour (the 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009
banknote).
Reverse
A design of an ornamental sun cut in wood is superimposed on a distaff
motif. On the 5-lats banknote issued in 1992, a vertical metallic band
is worked into the paper on the left of the ornamental sun (the
banknote issued in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009 incorporates a
broader
metallic holographic band with the lettering 'Ls 5'), and a stylized
oak-leaf (a see-through register) is on the right. Across the top of
the banknote, there is the inscription PIECI LATI (five lats) and the
numeral 5. The numeral 5 and the two-coloured inscription LATVIJAS
BANKAS NAUDAS ZIME (money note of the Bank of Latvia) are at the bottom
of the banknote. A vertical band with diagonal stripes, comprising the
numeral 5 and shading into one another, is on the left of the distaff
motif. Along the edge of the band, there is the inscription © LATVIJAS
BANKA 1992 (© Bank of Latvia 1992) on a white background. A design of
the large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, with the year of
1992, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007 or 2009 inscribed beneath it, is depicted
on a
white background in the right lower corner of the banknote. Above the
coat of arms, the paper is watermarked.
Watermark
A profile of a Latvian folk-maid wearing a traditional head-dress.