Latvia 1st Republic (1922-1939) including medieval Riga coins
1922 Latvia 5 Santimi, KM#3, MINT NAME BELOW RIBBON

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KM# 3
1922 5 Santimi.
Mint name below ribbon:
HUGUENIN [Freres, Le Locle, Switzerland.]
Composition: Bronze.
Weight: 3.0000 g
Diameter: 22 mm
DESIGN
Obverse: National arms above ribbon.
Reverse: Value and date.
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Mintage = 15,000,000.
With+Without Mint name below ribbon.
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as of 10/26/2017:
NGC census (BN) = 2 / 0.
NGC census (RB) = 1 / 1.
NGC census (RD) = 0 / 2.
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This beautiful almost 100-year old BRONZE coin still have substantial RED-color areas on both obverse and reverse with original luster.
On my opinion it deserves to be graded RED-BROWN !
Darkening areas have green-brown iridescent patina.