Obverse

Obverse design depicts a radiant shooting star. At the top, it is half-circled by seven concentric bands of an arc representing a rainbow, with the year 1875 (birth of Emīls Dārziņš) at the left end and 1910 (death of Emīls Dārziņš) at the right end of the arc. The bottom part bears the semi-circled inscription EMĪLS DĀRZIŅŠ

Legend
1875 EMĪLS DĀRZIŅŠ 1910

Designer Jānis Strupulis, Ilmārs Blumbergs

Reverse

Orbital design

Legend
VALSE
MÉLANCOLIQUE
2015
5 EURO

Edge

Type Inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA and LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA, separated by rhombic dots

Legend
English
LATVIJAS BANKA ◊ LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA ◊
Bank of Latvia ◊ Republic of Latvia ◊

Issues

  • 2015 Royal Dutch MintProof
    Mintage
    Proof price €47, no grade

Catalogue numbers

KM#
166

Physical

Metal
Silver .925
Weight
22 g
Fine weight
0.65 g
Diameter
35 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal (0°)
Technique
Milled

Details

Value
5 Euro
= 500 Euro Cent
Type
Collector
Subject
Valse Melancolique

Notes

Date of issue 06-10-2015 Valse Mélancolique Coin Brochure