Belarus 2005, TENNIS. Summer sport, 1 ruble, Copper-nickel

Description

Commemorative coin "Tennis"
Put into circulation on
28 December 2005
Design:
S. Nekrasova (Belarus)
Minted by:
Moscow Mint of Goznak, Moscow, Russia
Copper–nickel
Denomination: 1 ruble
Weight of coin, g: 16
Quality: "proof–like"
Diameter, mm: 33
Mintage, pcs.: 5,000
The coin is round. The rim is raised on both sides of the coin. The edge of the coin is corrugated.
Obverse: within the circular geometric ornament – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue, inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ" (ONE ROUBLE).
Reverse: in the center – the relief effigy of a tennis–player with racket in a hand at the background of a geometrical composition of a conventionalized tennis–ball and a racket; at the bottom in the right–hand part – inscription "ТЭНІС" (TENNIS), as well as, in micro–lettering and readable when magnified only – at the rim of the racket.