5 lats coin coins were never minted as the Second World War broke out. After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, lats continued to circulate alongside the Soviet ruble, although silver coins had largely disappeared from circulation. (Even prior to the war, Latvian people had started to hoard silver coins to prepare for the imminent crisis.) On 25 March 1941, all denominations of lats were abruptly annulled. As the general society was given no prior warning, an estimated 50 million lats were never exchanged for rubles. The people were left with suddenly-worthless coins and bills, except for sentimental value and the silver
Landes's 1st constituency Landes's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of Landes is a French legislative constituency in Landes. From 16 May 2012 to 31 March 2014, Alain Vidalies was Minister for Parliamentary Relations in the Ayrault Government. He is replaced by his substitute, Florence Delaunay. From 26 August 2014 to 10 May 2017, Alain Vidalies was Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries in the Second Valls government and the Cazeneuve government. He is replaced by his substitute, Florence Delaunay. On 21 June 2017, Geneviève Darrieussecq becomes Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces in the Second Philippe