Latvia 5 Euro 2020 Ventastega

This 5 Euro coin of Latvia 2020 has the theme 'Ventastega'. The Ventastega Curonica lived in the Late Devonian period, about 365 million years ago. This fossil was discovered in the south of Latvia in the city of Krunda, by the river Venta. It is one of Latvia's most important discoveries in geology and palaeontology. The Venstastega was a predatory animal about three feet long, it had four legs and lived most of the time in the water. In the Devonian period there were no dinosaurs, birds or mammals on earth. It was the time when fish evolved and began to develop. They got legs and started to adapt more and more to life on land. The Ventastega is a crucial fossil that provides evidence that animals can adapt and evolve. On the face of the coin is the fossil of the Ventastega, with its name above. Furthermore, the value indication of 5 Euro, the country name, Latvija (Latvia), and the year of issue, 2020, are shown. On the reverse of the coin are dots and lines showing the passage of the years. Additionally, on the left side is the number 365,000,000 representing the time in which the Ventastega lived. This 2020 Latvian 5 Euro coin is Glow-in-the-Dark, which means that the coin turns light green in the dark. The coin is presented in a beautiful cassett e.