Coin of Latvia 20 gold lati value rare 2008 MS 68 PCGS

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COIN OF LATVIA PCGS MS 68Certification Number: 18273800 THIS COIN SELLS FOR $979.00 ON THE INTERNET and "NOT" PCGS GRADED. CHECK IT OUT "Coin of the Year" Took 86 Years to Make! It took 86 years to finally make this Latvia Gold Motherhood commemorative. It was sculpted in 1922, and the plasters cut, but it wasn't minted. Theplasters were protected from the Russians and Germans during WWII. After they surfaced... It took 86 years to finally make this Latvia Gold Motherhood commemorative. It was sculpted in 1922, and the plasters cut, but it wasn't minted. The plasters were protected from the Russians and Germans during WWII. After they surfaced safe and sound, the coin was finally struck in 2008. It's pure Art Deco, and so impressed the judges that it won Best Gold Coin at the Coin of the Year Awards, the Academy Awards for coins. Get this historic gold coin now. Face value - 20 latu Metal and fineness - Gold 999.9 Weight - 10.00 g Diameter - 22.00 mm Quality - PCGS MS68 Edge - Plain Issue limit - 5000 Struck in 2008 by Munze Osterreic Certificate - Yes Capsule - Yes Booklet - Yes GUARANTEE CERTIFICATE AND BOX! This coin is NO longer available from the Bank of Latvia! The gold "Coin of Latvia" shines with the promise of a good fortune and happiness in the future. It is also a special sign of recognition of an outstanding Latvian sculptor, since it carries out the project conceived by Teodors Zalkalns (Grinbergs until 1930; 1876–1972) in 1922 to create a 20-lats gold coin. The plaster model of the coin preserved in the archives of the Latvian National Museum of History contains symbols that are of great significance to Latvia. Zalkalns' images of mother belong to the classical treasures of Latvian sculpture. The sculptures created during World War I and modelled after a refugee from Courland are a potent symbol of the nation's suffering and transcending that suffering. The obverse of the coin also features a woman in a headscarf, which to any Latvian signifies motherhood: when a baby was born, the husband presented the wife with a headscarf. A woman used it to cover her head whenever she ventured out in the world. Folk tradition has it that a person who is lost can find the right way if she turns the headscarf inside out and ties it anew; that a knot in one of the loose ends can help one remember, and if such a knot is tied when a star is falling, one's wish will come true. All these good things are tied to the mother image. Mother is the symbol of never-ending cycle of life, linking the past, present and future generations.The feminine principle gives life to an individual and likewise is at the core of the family and state. The feminine principle unites the spiritual with the material; the symbols on the reverse of the coin, bread, apple, vessel with a curdled milk beverage and a jug of milk, also signify fertility and plenitude. A knife, symbolising masculine action, is placed next to the feminine images.The eloquent language of signs tells the story of what was most important to the Latvians as their state and the national currency was born and these same values are paramount today as well. EXPERTS ARE SAYING $2,400.00 GOLD IN 2011!! FREE SHIPPING United States (PayPal confirmed address) ACTUAL CHARGE For International Shipping (Insurance Included plus Tracking Number) Please review my "SELLER'S NUMISMATIC" FEEDBACK----110% QUALITY with 110% SERVICE PayPal payment due within 2 days of auction ending. OWNING 1 of 5,000 coins-Gold going up-PCGS graded!! Besides free, what more can you ask?? Thank You for bidding! read more

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