Belarus 2006, STRUVE Geodetic ARC, 1oz Silver, 20 rubles, BOX

Description

Struve arc
Put into circulation: December 29, 2006
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Silver, silver proof: 925
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight: 33.62 g
Weight of pure silver: 31.1 g
Quality: "proof", shape - square, size: 36.0 x 36.0 mm
Mintage: 5 000 pcs.
On the obverse and reverse sides of the coin there is a protruding edging along the perimeter of the square. Edge of coins is corrugated.
Obverse
at the top left - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus, on the right - the inscription: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS; in the center - a contour image of the Republic of Belarus and a diagram of the points of the Struve Arc on its territory, below are the alloy sample and the denomination - 20 RUBLES, as well as on each coin - the year of minting.
Reverse
on the left - a relief image of a map of Europe, along which the Struve Arc passes, on the right - an image of a world map, under it the inscriptions: STRUVE ARCH and its length - 2880 km, along the perimeter of the coin are given the names of the countries through which the Struve Arc passes: NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND RUSSIA ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA BELARUS UKRAINE MOLDOVA.