Belarus 2008 Great white heron 10 rubles Ag

Description

Great white heron
Put into circulation: August 20, 2008
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: Republican State Enterprise "Kazakhstan Mint of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan", Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Silver, silver proof: 925
denomination: 10 rubles
coin weight: 16.81 g
mass of silver in purity: 15.55 g
quality: proof
diameter: 32mm
circulation: 5 000 pcs.
The coins have the shape of a circle, with a protruding edging around the circumference on the obverse and reverse sides. The side surface of the coins is corrugated.
Obverse
at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; in the center - the image of a small bird on the palms of the hands, below it the year of minting is indicated (on the silver - the alloy test); inscriptions all around: in the upper part - REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, in the lower part - 10 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel).
Reverse
a relief image of a great egret (it was recognized in Belarus in 2008 as the Bird of the Year); inscriptions around the circle: in the upper part - THE BIRD OF THE YEAR, in the lower part - VYALIKAYA WHITE CHAP.