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10 Latu 18th Century Riga
| Issuer | Bank of Latvia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 10 Latu (10 LVL) |
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| Edge | Plain with incuse lettering |
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| Mintage | 1997 - Proof - 8,000 |
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Issued as part of Latvia's ambitious commemorative silver program of the 1990s, this piece references Riga's commercial prominence during the 18th century, when the city operated as one of the most active Baltic port trading centers under Russian imperial administration — a period of economic expansion that sat uneasily alongside the suppression of local Baltic German merchant autonomy.