Belarus 2021, COMMON NIGHTJAR. The bird of the year, 1 ruble, Copper-nickel

Description

Common nightjar
Put into circulation: December 14, 2021
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: "Kazakhstan Mint of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan", Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Copper–nickel
Denomination: 1 ruble
Weight of coin, g: 13.16
Quality: "proof–like"
Diameter, mm: 32
Mintage, pcs.: 1,499
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is grained.
Obverse:
in the center — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the centre – the image of the small bird on the palms; below on the right – the year of issue, at the bottom – the denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (10 RUBLE).
Reverse
: in the center in the oval symbolizing an egg —the relief image of the bird; circumferential inscriptions; on the left-hand side — ПТУШКА ГОДА (THE BIRD OF THE YEAR) and on the right-hand side — ЛЯЛЯК ЗВЫЧАЙНЫ (EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR,
common goatsucker).