{"product_id":"lotwa-1-lat-choinka-bozonarodzeniowa-2009","title":"Łotwa 1 łat Choinka Bożonarodzeniowa 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003eŁotwa 1 łat Choinka Bożonarodzeniowa 2009\u003cbr\u003e\n        \u003cbr\u003e\nDane monety:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n            \u003cp\u003eStan     I unc prosto z rolki\u003cbr\u003e\n     Nominał     1 łat = 6,5 pln\u003cbr\u003e\n   Waga     4,8 g\u003cbr\u003e\n     Średnica     21,75 mm\u003cbr\u003e\n           Nakład     300 tys.\u003cbr\u003e\n     Stop     CuNi\u003cbr\u003e\n  Rok     2007 wysyłka natychmiast!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n            \n\n\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in 2009 by Staatliche Münze Berlin (Germany)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtists: Arvīds Priedīte (graphic design), Ligita Franckeviča (plaster\u003cbr\u003e\nmodel)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObverse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, with the year 2009\u003cbr\u003e\ninscribed below, is placed in the centre. The inscriptions LATVIJAS and\u003cbr\u003e\nREPUBLIKA, each arranged in a semicircle, are above and beneath the\u003cbr\u003e\ncentral motif respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eReverse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA decorated Christmas tree is depicted in the centre of the coin, with\u003cbr\u003e\nthe numeral 1 and the inscription LATS placed to the left and right of\u003cbr\u003e\nit respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia), separated by rhombic\u003cbr\u003e\ndots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFir-trees are evergreen conifers; in Latvia, they cover one fifth of\u003cbr\u003e\nall forest area. A fir-tree may grow as long as 120 years and reach a\u003cbr\u003e\nheight of up to 40 metres. Though its \"life expectancy\" is over 300\u003cbr\u003e\nyears, more often than not a fir-tree is destined to a short-lived\u003cbr\u003e\nlife, albeit in exchange for the opportunity to bring people much joy.\u003cbr\u003e\nSince we are becoming increasingly environment conscious, our Christmas\u003cbr\u003e\ntree is frequently cultivated or even artificial rather than one felled\u003cbr\u003e\nright there in the thicket.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Latvia, the tradition to decorate a fir-tree has a history that\u003cbr\u003e\nspans five centuries. The solstice rituals of the Latvians of yore -\u003cbr\u003e\nseries of masquerades starting on Mārtiņš (St. Martin's) Day in\u003cbr\u003e\nNovember and ending at Meteņi (or Vastlāvji, an approximate pagan\u003cbr\u003e\nLatvian counterpart for Shrove Tuesday) in February - cohabitate with\u003cbr\u003e\nChristian traditions of  Advent and celebrating Christmas. In\u003cbr\u003e\nChristianity the fir-tree symbolises the tree of knowledge in the\u003cbr\u003e\nGarden of Eden and Christ's gift - the hope of eternal life, but the\u003cbr\u003e\nlit candles in the tree are a reflection of the light Christ brought to\u003cbr\u003e\na world of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eHonouring Christ's birth, it was in Riga where for the first time ever\u003cbr\u003e\na Christmas tree was adorned with flowers and then burnt in 1510 before\u003cbr\u003e\nShrove Tuesday. To commemorate this event documented by the Brotherhood\u003cbr\u003e\nof Blackheads, a memorial plate in eight languages was laid in the\u003cbr\u003e\ncobbled square in front of the Riga Town Hall a couple of years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Christmas Archives in the United Kingdom, too, have identical\u003cbr\u003e\ninformation. In the Christian world, the Christmas tree tradition first\u003cbr\u003e\nspread in the German lands and then to Great Britain, the United\u003cbr\u003e\nStates, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe festive merriment of seeing the old year out and the new year in\u003cbr\u003e\ngoes hand in hand with peace of mind and self-purification. It unites\u003cbr\u003e\nus and asks to take care of those who have been less lucky. A\u003cbr\u003e\nglittering Christmas tree with candles lit in its branches is a symbol\u003cbr\u003e\nthat helps us find our common way to peace, harmony, and goodwill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Talar Historyczny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55346524750158,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7939\/1054\/files\/Lotwa-1-lat-Choinka-Bozonarodzeniowa-2009.webp?v=1771556938","url":"https:\/\/talar-historyczny.shop\/products\/lotwa-1-lat-choinka-bozonarodzeniowa-2009","provider":"Talar Historyczny","version":"1.0","type":"link"}