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Description:
Obverse
A rider wearing an ethnographic outfit is featured in the centre of the coin, with his right hand raised and holding an orb shooting nine lightning bolts in various directions; there are clouds and raindrops around the horse; an inscription "KALĒJS KALA DEBESĪS, OGLES BIRA DAUGAVĀ." (Smith forges in the sky, the coals burst into the Daugava) is featured in a semi-circle below the central motif.
Reverse
The upper part of the coin features images of Latvian ethnographic jewellery and raindrops, an inscription 5 EURO and a shawl with a headpiece and jewellery on it are featured underneath, with the inscription of the year 2017 placed to the right. An inscription "ES PAKLĀJU VILLAINĪTI, MAN PIEBIRA SUDRABIŅA." (I spread my shawl on the ground and collect a pile of silver) is arranged in a semi-circle above the central motif.
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