National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

20 Rubles – Belarus

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: The Belts of Slutsk. Markings

Series: Belts of Slutsk

Belarus

Context

Year: 2013

Issuer: Belarus

Issuing organization: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Period:

Republic

(since 1991)

Currency:

Second Rouble

(2000—2016)

Total mintage: 7,000

Material

Diameter: 50 mm

Weight: 33.62 g

Silver weight: 31.10 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 92.5% Silver

Magnetic: No

Techniques: Milled, Coloured

Alignment: Medal alignment

OBVERSE ↑

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REVERSE ↑

References

KM: #A527

Numista: #77075

Value

Exchange value: 20 BYR

Bullion value: $88.40

Obverse

Description:

Top: relief of the State Coat of Arms. Center: a pad-printed fragment of an 18th-century reversible Slutsk belt from the Minsk Regional Museum. Rim inscriptions: "РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (top), year of issue (left), alloy standard (right), and "20 РУБЛЁЎ" (bottom).

Inscription:

РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ

2013 Ag 925 20 РУБЛЁЎ

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

2013 Ag 925 20 RUBLES

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Languages: Belarusian, Russian

Designer: Svetlana Nekrasova

Reverse

Description:

Left rim: "СЛУЦКІЯ ПАЯСЫ. МЕТКІ (THE BELTS OF SLUTSK. MARKINGS)". Center: A font composition based on Slutsk belt markings and a stylized 17th–18th century map fragment of Slutsk, with inscriptions: "SLUCK, MEFECIT/SLUCІAЕ., IOANNES.MADZARSKI, ВЬГРДЪ/СЛУЦКЪ//ЛЕО.МА/ЖАРСКІ".

Inscription:

СЛУЦКІЯ ПАЯСЫ. МЕТКІ

SLUCK, MEFECIT/SLUCІAЕ.,

IOANNES.MADZARSKI,

ВЬГРДЪ/СЛУЦКЪ//ЛЕО.МА/ЖАРСКІ

Translation:

SLUTSK BELTS. MARK.

SLUCK, MADE IN SLUTSK,

IOANNES MADZARSKI,

BYGRD / SLUTSK // LEO. MA / ZHARSKI

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Languages: Latin, Belarusian

Designer: Svetlana Nekrasova