Belarus 2013, THE PURPLE EMPEROR. Apatura iris. Butterfly, Silver, Coloured

Description

Commemorative Coin
"The purple Emperor (Apatura iris)"
Put into circulation on 15 November 2013
Design: D.Surajewska (Poland)
Minted by: The Mint of Poland PLC., Warsaw, Poland
Silver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight of coin, g: 28.28
Fine silver content, g: 26.16
Quality: "proof",
Pad-printed elements are used.
Diameter, mm: 38.61
Mintage, pcs.: up to 8,000
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The edge of the coin is plain.
Obverse
in the center within the inner circle against a stylized wing of a butterfly: the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus, beneath – the year of issue, and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); on the left – alloy standard, on the right – the trademark of the Mint of Poland PLC, beneath – denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20RUBLES).
Reverse
in the center against the relief image of plants – the purple emperor reproduced with the help of pad-printing technique; beneath, on the right-handed side, an inscription: APATURA IRIS.