Belarus 2013, SQUARE-STEMMED ST. JOHN’S WORT. Perennial plant, Copper-nickel

Description

Commemorative coin
"Square-stemmed St. John’s Wort (
Hypericum tetrapterum)
Put into circulation on:
26 December 2013
Design:
S.Nekrasova (Belarus)
Minted by:
RSE "The Kazakhstan Mint of NB RK", Ust–Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Copper–nickel
Denomination: 1 ruble
Weight of coin, g: 13.16
Quality: "proof–like"
Diameter, mm: 32
Mintage, pcs.: 2,000
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is grained.
Obverse:
at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus, and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center within the inner circle – ornamental composition in the form of a flower with four petals, on which the plants included in this series are depicted; beneath – denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE); on the left-handed side – the year of issue.
Reverse
: in the center – the relief ornamental image of the square-stemmed St. John’s wort, on the right-handed and the left-handed sides the fragments of this plant’s stem with its distinctive features are depicted in enlarged view; circumferential inscriptions: at the top – HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM, on the bottom – СВЯТАЯННІК ЧАТЫРОХКРЫЛЫ (SQUARE-STEMMED ST. JOHN’S WORT).