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
Le Jeu des 1000 euros are only allowed one response to the question but they are allowed a minute to respond. They can consult their team. If the response is correct, the prize has been 500 euros since September 2009. Before the euro replaced the franc in 2001, the "Banco" prize was 1,000 francs, which was the derivation of the name of the original show. The banco prize was 400 euros between 2001 and June 2009. If the response is incorrect, the contestants lose all their winnings and leave with a portable radio. Contestants that correctly respond to the "Banco" question can also try the