Belarus 2008, SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER, Silver, 10 rubles

Description

Commemorative Coin "
St Nicholas the Wonderworker
"
Put into circulation on: 30 December 2008
Design: The obverse: S.Zaskevitch (Belarus).The reverse: Urszula Walerzak (Poland), S.Zaskevitch (Belarus)
Minted by: The Mint of Poland PLC., Warsaw, Poland
Silver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Denomination: 10 rubles
Weight of coin, g: 16.81
Fine silver content, g: 15.55
Quality: "proof", The coin is inlaid with four synthetic crystals.
Diameter, mm: 32
Mintage, pcs.: up to 28,500
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is grained.
Obverse: at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center – a circumferential inscription of the series’ name: ПРАВОСЛАВНЫЕ СВЯТЫЕ (ORTHODOX SAINTS); beneath – the image of the restoration of the Saviour’s Transfiguration church in Polotsk against the background of the ornament; on the left – denomination:
10 РУБЛЁЎ (10 RUBLES) and on the right – the year of issue, alloy standard, and trademark of the Mint of Poland PLC.
Reverse: at the top – a circumferential inscription of the Saint’s name: СВЯТИТЕЛЬ НИКОЛАЙ ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ (SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER); and in the center – the image of St Nicholas the Wonderworker against the background of the ornament used in iconography (inlaid with four synthetic crystals).