Belarus 2009 Belovezhskaya Pushcha 600 years 20 rubles

Description

Belarus 2009 Belovezhskaya Pushcha 600 years
Put in circulation: October 1, 2009
Design: O. Novoselova (Belarus)
Minting: Republican State Enterprise "Kazakhstan Mint of NB RK", Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Silver, silver standard: 925
face value: 20 rubles
coin weight: 33.63 g
weight of pure silver: 31.1 g
quality: "proof"
diameter: 38.61mm
circulation: 8,000 pcs.
The coins have the shape of a circle, with a protruding edging along 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 - a sign revealing the internal connection between man and nature - a cut of a tree trunk and roots entwining it in the form of human figures; inscriptions around the circle: at the top - RESPUBLIKA BELARUS, at the bottom - 20 RUBLёЎ (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel), year of minting (on silver - alloy fineness).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of trees, the branches of which are woven, inside - a bird; along the edge of the coin, animals are depicted: bison, elk, wild boar, deer; around the circle there are inscriptions: BELAVEZHSKAYA PUSHCHA • 600 YEAR TO WESTERN REDZHYM.