Belarus 2012, ICON OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS OF ULADZIMIR, 20 rub Silver Gilded

Description

Commemorative Coin
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Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Uladzimir
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Put into circulation on
14 May 2012
Design: S. Zaskevich (Belarus)
Minted by: B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH, Karlsfeld, Germany
Silver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Alloy standard of gold: 999
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight of coin, g: 31.1
Fine silver content, g: 28.77, gold – 0.002)
Quality: "proof"
The coin is rectangular in shape. The dimensions: 30.0 х 45.0 mm.
Gold-plated elements are used.
Mintage, pcs.: up to 10,000
The coin is rectangular in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is reeded.
Obverse:
in the center – the ornamental pattern in the form of a grapevine symbolizing the Theotokos, within the pattern – the representation of the cross which was erected in the territory of Zaslavl’s stronghold to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of the Orthodox Church in Belarus, and the alloy standard; at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and an inscription in two lines: РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); and at the bottom – the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) and the year of issue to the right of the denomination.
Reverse:
in the centre — the image of the Most Holy Theotokos of Zhyrovichy (the representations of the Theotokos’s, Jesus Christ’s, and seraphim’s halos and the star on the Theotokos’s cloths are gold-plated); and at the bottom — an inscription: ЖЫРОВІЦКАЯ (OF ZHYROVICHY).