Description:
Obverse
The obverse of the coin depicts a scene of Latvian peasant children mastering the first reading skills. The lower part features an inscription LATS with a number 1 in the middle. The year 2010 is arranged above the inscription, to the right.
Reverse
There is a reproduction of a rooster from the oldest known Latvian ABC book in the centre, an inscription ABC arranged in a semi-circle to the left and an inscription "Latviesu abece" in stylised gothic letters in a semi-circle to the right.
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