Description:
Obverse
A transparent amber cylinder of appropriate thickness has been set into the centre of the coin. The inscription 1 LATS is placed in the upper left part of the obverse while the upper right part features sea waves. The inscription LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA and year 2010 is arranged in a semi-circle at the bottom.
Reverse
Forty million years passed, and amber saw a human being for the first time…
An eye with an amber pupil is featured in the centre of the reverse.
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