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The tender to mint the Latvian euro was given to the Mint of Stuttgart in Germany, who minted the currency in the form of coins with the mint mark "F" and bearing images that symbolize Latvia and its core values.
On 4 May 1992 the Committee made a decision to put into circulation the Bank of Latvia's provisional currency, the Latvian ruble.