Belarus 2014, ICON OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS OF THE SIGN, 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
27 November 2014
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:
at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and the inscription in two lines: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); 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; and at the bottom — the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) and the year of issue to the right of the denomination.
Reverse:
in the center — the image of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Sign (on the 20-ruble and 500-ruble silver coins the Theotokos, Jesus Christ, and seraphs’ halos as well as the Theotokos’s name, and the stars on her robe are plated with gold; and at the bottom — the inscription: ЗНАМЕННЕ (OF THE SIGN)
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