The coin, a small-form artwork, tells the story of two prominent people who shared the love of life despite being different in their views, poetic approaches and artistic expressions. The technique of minting a coin consisting of two detachable parts is rarely used in coin art but this time it serves as the most accurate means of delivering the message. The first such coin was issued by Latvijas Banka to mark the 150th anniversary of Riga Technical University.
The collector coin Rainis and Aspazija is legal tender in the Republic of Latvia (yet hardly to be found in circulation, as collector coins in general are miniature works of art, highly admired and demanded by the numismatic community and other interested parties). Its maximum mintage is limited to 7 000 coins.
As of 8 September, this coin will be on sale at Latvijas Banka's Cashier's Offices (K. Valdemāra iela 1B in Riga and Teātra iela 3 in Liepāja) and such traditional points of sale as banks and souvenir and jewellery shops (https://monetas.bank.lv/images/stories/pielikumi/nauda/Monetu-tirdzniecibas-vietas-170815.pdf). The price of the coin at Latvijas Banka's Cashier's Offices is 59 euro.
The list of coins on sale at Latvijas Banka's Cashier's Offices is available at https://monetas.bank.lv/iegade. It shows that a vast range of thematically and artistically diverse collector coins are still available, among them several collector coins denominated in lats, four of the silver euro collector coins issued in 2014, and also the euro collector coins dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Latvian Firefighting and 500 years of the Riga Castle issued in 2015.