Silver coin of 2020. Latvia (5€) – Ventastega

The silver collector coin of Latvijas Banka is dedicated to an original and outstanding evidence of Latvian history providing an opportunity to learn about and understand the course of evolution, thus making the finding of Latvia’s scientists particularly important globally.

The fossil remains of Ventastega curonica were found at rock exposures in the Venta River basin near Skrunda in Kurzeme. The name of the species bears reference to the Venta and Kurzeme, and by this name this animal is recognised among scientists and prehistory enthusiasts all over the world. Ventastega was a four-legged predator, with its length slightly over one metre; it lived approximately 365 million years ago.

The coin features the image of ventastega. Its skeleton is marked with photo luminescent print (with a glow in the dark effect). Keep the coin in direct bright light for at least 40 seconds; then look at it in the dark – ventastega’s skeleton will glow.

Weight: 22g;

Diameter: 35.00 mm

Metal: 925 silver;

Quality: Proof

circulation: 3000 pieces