Latvian coins found in circulation OUTSIDE Latvia

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It's simbolical and as it was supposed, my first foreign eurocoin after euro's adoption found by me in Lithuanian shops is Latvian coin (5c) :flag-lv: :) I live some km from Latvian border and many Latvians go here to do their shopping, so nothing unexpected that most of the foreign eurocoins will come to my town from neighbour country.
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1€ :flag-lv: found in a :flag-fr: rest area last Monday, during my "single" trip from :flag-be: to :flag-fr: - Normandy region.
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Got :flag-lv: 5ct today in Vilnius:)
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I just got my very first latvian euro coin in Lithuania - 1€ in my school canteen, Vilnius. :) So happy, I'm gonna add it to my 1€ collection :mrgreen:
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And more than half of all foreign eurocoins in the shops of my northern Lithuanian town are from Latvia :)
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There is interesting fact in statistics:
http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/euro/pro ... ex.en.html
Notice, how different both countries entered into Euro. Latvia has huuuuge quantities of copper cents and even lacked euro coins last autumn, by people's opinion. But situation changed on January 1 - many latvians go shopping to northern lithuanian towns, many lithuanians go to Riga airport and like to visit city with all it's attraction. How long will it take to mix the money? I think, not for long :lol:
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:flag-lv: 1€ found today at :flag-be: Sivry-Rance (restaurant "Le Marmiton") !
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Today I found new 1€ Coin in my supermarket :D :D
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New find in my pocket (10c :flag-lv:).

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Yet one more Latvian euro coin in Vilnius, Lithuania (50c :flag-lv:).

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Yesterday, i received my very first Latvian coin in Belgium - 50 cent in a local store in Diest, Belgium.
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Today 2 cent in :flag-de: 33165 Atteln.
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1 € :flag-lv: in Vilnius.

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Found my first Latvian 1€ coin from S-Market in Helsinki couple days ago. :D
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I found a Latvian 1 cent coin on monday on the floor of Europris shop in Leknes Image 8)
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