Belarus 2013, SCORPIO. Sign of the Zodiac, 20 rubles, 1oz Silver, Gilded

Description

Commemorative Coin
"Scorpio. 2013"
Put into circulation on 5 July 2013
Design: D.Surajewska (Poland)
Minted by: The Mint of Poland PLC., Warsaw, Poland
S
ilver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Alloy standard of gold: 999.9
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight of coin, g: 28.28
Fine silver content, g: 26.16, gold – 0.019
Quality: "proof", a transparent capsule containing a movable silver filigree in the shape of a scales plated with gold
Diameter, mm: 41
Mintage, pcs.: up to 10,000
T
he coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is plain.
Obverse at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center — the fragment of an engraving published in ‘Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae’, the work on interaction between celestial bodies by the German scholar A. Kircher; on the right side — the alloy standard and the trademark of the Mint of Poland PLC underneath; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top — РЭСПУБЛİКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom — the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) and the year of issue.
Reverse in the center — the relief gold-plated picture of the stylized scorpion against the stylized representation of the clock on the clock tower in St Mark’s Square in Venice and the circumferential inscription — SCORPIO in the left side; beneath — the insert: a transparent capsule containing a movable silver filigree in the shape of a scorpion plated with gold.