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Belarus 2007, GLEB OF MENSK Strengthening and defending the State, Copper-nickel
Belarus 2007, GLEB OF MENSK Strengthening and defending the State, Copper-nickel

Belarus 2007, GLEB OF MENSK Strengthening and defending the State, Copper-nickel

$ 18.48

Availability: 10 in stock
  • Year: 2007
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Condition: New in the box with CoA
  • Composition: Copper-Nickel
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Belarus
  • Denomination: Rouble
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated

    Description

    Commemorative coin
    "Gleb of Mensk"
    Put in circulation: July 12, 2007
    Design: S. Zaskevich (Belarus)
    Minting: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
    Copper–nickel
    Denomination: 1 ruble
    Weight of coin, g: 15.5
    Quality: "proof–like"
    Diameter, mm: 33
    Mintage, pcs.: 5,000
    The coin is round in shape with the raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge bears an inscription: УМАЦАВАННЕ І АБАРОНА ДЗЯРЖАВЫ (STRENGTHENING AND DEFENDING THE STATE).
    Obverse
    in the center – the reconstruction of the citadel gateway of ancient Mensk; at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus, a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom – the year of issue and denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE)
    Reverse
    the relief image of Gleb of Mensk, on the left – the representation of the unique stone icon of the Theotokos dating back to the 12th–13th centuries which has been found during the excavations of ancient Mensk, and a circumferential inscription: ГЛЕБ МЕНСКІ (GLEB OF MENSK) and the period of his rule: from 1101 to 1119.