Belarus 2009 Aquarius 20 rubles

Description

Aquarius
Put into circulation: silver, 20 rubles - November 27, 2009; copper-nickel, 1 ruble - November 27, 2009; gold, 100 rubles - March 23, 2011
Design: S. Zaskevich (Belarus)
Minting: JSC Mint of Poland, Warsaw, Poland
Silver, silver proof: 925
denomination: 20 rubles
coin weight: 28.28 g
weight of pure silver: 26.16 g
quality: "uncirculated", the coin is oxidized with an insert (synthetic crystal)
diameter: 38.61 mm
circulation: up to 25,000 pcs.
Coins have the shape of a circle (copper-nickel ones have a protruding edging around the circumference). The side surface of silver coins without a notch, copper-nickel - with a notch.
Obverse
in the center, framed by a circle consisting of 12 symbols of the signs of the zodiac, is the image of the Sun and the Moon, below it is the astrological sign of Aquarius and the inscriptions: in Latin - AQUARIUS, in Belarusian - VADALEI; at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; at the bottom left – the year of minting (on the silver one on the right – the assay of the alloy and the mark of the Mint of Poland); inscriptions around the circle: at the top - REPUBLIC OF BELARUS; below the denomination - 100 RUBLES (for gold), 20 RUBLES (for silver) and 1 RUBLE (for copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of Aquarius (on a silver coin in the eyes - inserts made of synthetic crystal) framed by a geometric ornament.