Belarus 1996 50 years of the UN 1 ruble Ag

Description

50 years of the UN
Put in circulation: December 27, 1996
Design: A. Zimenko, D. Belitsky (Belarus)
Minted: Royal Mint, London, UK
Silver, silver standard: 925
face value: 1 ruble
coin weight: 30.57 g
pure silver weight: 28.28 g
quality: "proof"
diameter: 38.61mm
circulation: 20,000 pcs. (for Belarus - 1,000 pcs.)
The coins have the shape of a circle, with a protruding edging along the circumference on the obverse and reverse sides. The side surface of the coins is corrugated.
Obverse
in the center there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus, under it there is an inscription in two lines: "RESPUBLICA BELARUS", the year of minting is indicated, for coins made of precious metals - the weight of pure precious metal and the fineness of the alloy.
Reverse
in the center, against the background of a stylized map of the Republic of Belarus, there is a relief image of a soaring stork; bottom left - the UN emblem and "50"; around the circle - inscriptions, separated by a geometric ornament: "NATSYI, AB'YADNANYA ZA MIR", "1 RUBEL".