Latvia Silver Prize Medal ND (1920s-1930s) – For Diligence and Labour from Latvian Agricultural Chamber

114.48g. 60mm. AU/AU. 

Medaliers: Eduards Dzenis (designer, obverse: ZĪM. E. DZENIS); S. Bergs (engraver, obverse: GRAV. S. BERGS). 

A hydrostatic weighing was performed to determine the metal's specific gravity; the result — 10.33 g/cm³ — is consistent with silver of approximately 990 fineness. 

Kristīne Ducmane (Apbalvojumi Latvijas Republikā 1918–1940) p. 79. (Similar, with minor die variations). 

Very rare in silver. 

Obv.: Latvian national coat of arms placed over ears of grain and surrounded by a wreath; signature of the artist and engraver below. 

Inscription in field: 

PAR DARBU UN CENTĪBU 

(For Diligence and Labour). 

Below: 

ZĪM. E. DZENIS GRAV. S. BERGS 

(Designed by E. Dzenis. Engraved by S. Bergs). 

Rev.: A male figure with a scythe and a female figure holding a garland; in the background to the left – a sheaf of wheat, a plough, and a horse; to the right – a cogwheel and factory with chimney. 

Inscription above: 

LATVIJAS LAUKS. KAMERA 

(Latvian Agricultural Chamber). 

This medal was issued by the Latvian Agricultural Chamber in recognition of achievement and dedication in farming. During the interwar period (1918–1940), agriculture was central to Latvia’s economy and exports. Such medals encouraged innovation and rewarded exemplary work in the agricultural sector.