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On October 25, the Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia) issues a gold collector coin to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the first meeting of the Livonian Diet. The coin symbolizes above all the desire for regional cooperation for the common good.
The representatives of the most important social groups in Livonia met in conference in 1422 at Cēsis, called Võndu in Estonian, and decided to hold regular meetings as a council or Diet. The meetings of the Diet were held to increase unity and thus improve the security of the area, to sign agreements and to discuss questions of trade and finance.
The Diets played an important role in the political life of the entire region of present-day Estonia and Latvia for almost a century and a half.
The gold coin dedicated to the Livonian Diet was designed by Riho Luuse, who had already designed other collector coins for the Eesti Pank. The coin depicts a cross ornamented with plant leaves, using an idea from a dolomite carving above the south vestibule door of the Karja church in northern Saaremaa, built in 1334-1340.
The design symbolizes the unified, secure and continuing growth and spread of Christianity in the Middle Ages. The coin also shows the year 1422 and the words "Liivimaa maapäev", which means Livonian Diet in Estonian.
The obverse shows the coat of arms of the Republic of Estonia and the year 2022. The proof quality gold coin (Au 999) weighs 3.11 grams and is 18 mm in diameter. Three thousand coins have been minted and the coin has a face value of €25 and sells for €250 in Estonia.
The coins were minted by the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) of Portugal.
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