Belarus 2012, THE WAR OF 1812.THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY, 1 ruble, Copper-nickel

Description

Commemorative coin
"
The War of 1812. The 200th Anniversary
"
Put into circulation on 27
September
2012;
Design: O.Novosiolova (Belarus)
Minted by: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Copper–nickel
Denomination: 1 ruble
Weight of coin, g: 20
Quality: "proof–like"
Diameter, mm: 37
Mintage, pcs.: 3,000
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is reeded.
Obverse:
in the center — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus within a circular geometric pattern; inscriptions: at the top — a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom — the denomination:
1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE)
and at the bottom — the year of issue: 2012 in the center.
Reverse:
in the center — the relief image of the memorial stone in the shape of a cross with a map thereon showing battlefields in the territory of Belarus, in the foreground, on the ledge of the stone — a banner covering the upper part of the map, and at the foot of the stone — a cannon barrel, cannonballs, a saber, and a broadsword; and inscriptions: at the top — a circumferential inscription: ВАЙНА 1812 ГОДА (THE WAR OF 1812) and at the bottom — 200 ГАДОЎ (THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY) on the heraldic.