Description:
Obverse
Stylized design of bonfire flames. The inscription "janvāris 1991" is arranged in a semicircle in the upper part of the coin; the numeral 1 with the inscription "LATS" beneath it is centered in the lower part.
Reverse
Lāčplēsis, the Latvian mythological hero, is depicted in the centre with a raised sword against the background of concrete block barricades, with the rising sun behind him; the concrete blocks bear fragments of the appeals to fight for freedom. On the left, the inscription 2006 is arranged in a semicircle; the inscriptions "Latvijas" and "Republika" are placed above and below the central motif, respectively.
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