Description:
Obverse
Kencis, with a whip in his hand and a 5 lats banknote under his arm, is featured in the centre of the coin. The following inscriptions and years are placed along the edge of the coin: 1 LATS, 2009, MERNIEKU LAIKI, 1879, and BRALI KAUDZITES.
Reverse
A wheel hub is in the centre of the coin, with the characters of the novel "Mernieku laiki" ("The Times of the Land-Surveyors") placed around it and their respective names - PAVULS, SVAUKSTS, PIETUKA KRUSTINS, LIENA, OLINIETE, and PRATNIEKS - appearing along the edge of the coin.
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