Belarus 2009 Scorpio 20 rubles Ag

Description

Scorpio
Put into circulation: silver, 20 rubles - August 26, 2009; copper-nickel, 1 ruble - August 26, 2009; gold, 100 rubles - March 23, 2011
Design: S. Zaskevich (Belarus)
Minted by: Mint of Poland JSC, Warsaw, Poland
Silver, silver standard: 925
face value: 20 rubles
coin weight: 28.28 g
pure silver weight: 26.16 g
quality: "uncirculated", the coin is oxidized with an insert (synthetic crystal)
diameter: 38.61mm
circulation: up to 25,000 pcs.
Coins have the shape of a circle (gold and copper-nickel coins have a protruding edging along the circumference). The lateral surface of gold and silver coins is without a notch, copper-nickel - with a notch.
Obverse
in the center, framed by a circle consisting of 12 symbols of the zodiac signs, - the image of the Sun and the Moon, under it - the astrological sign Scorpio and the inscriptions: in Latin - SCORPIO, in Belarusian - SCARPION; 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 gold and silver ones on the right - the fineness of the alloy and the mark of the Polish mint); inscriptions around the circle: at the top - RESPUBLIKA BELARUS; below the denomination - 100 RUBLES (on gold), 20 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of a scorpion (on a silver coin in the eyes - inserts made of synthetic crystal) framed by a geometric ornament.