Money in circulation
As of 1 January 2008, the total value of Bank of Latvia's banknotes and coins in circulation was 1 049.5 million lats.
Banknotes of 5-lats, 10-lats and 20-lats are predominant
Of coins, there are 150.0 million and 97.0 million 1-santims and 2-santims coins in circulation, and, by contrast, 14.7 million, 27.0 million and 4.4 million 50-santims, 1-lats and 2-lats coins
During one-year circulation, each coin, manages "to visit" the Bank of Latvia 2-5 times on average …
