Belarus 2010 Amerigo Vespucci 20 rubles Ag

Description

Amerigo Vespucci
Put in circulation: April 19, 2010
Design: D. Suraevska (Poland), S. Nekrasova (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: "diamond-uncirculated", hologram coin
diameter: 38.61mm
circulation: up to 7,000 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 in the center - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and an inscription around the circle: RESPUBLIKA BELARUS; in the center of the coins against the background of a nautical sea chart - a stylized image of a wind rose (on a silver one - with a hologram applied); at the bottom, in a circle, there are inscriptions: denomination of 20 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel), to the left of it the year of minting is indicated (on the silver one, on the right - the alloy fineness and the brand (trade) mark of the Mint of Poland).
Reverse
in the center - the image of one of the world's largest sailing ships "Amerigo Vespucci" against the background of the seascape, on the left - a reduced image of this ship (side view), and below it the inscription in the original style: AMERIGO VESPUCCI.