Belarus 2008 Legend of the cuckoo 1 ruble

Description

Legend of the cuckoo
Put into circulation: March 27, 2008
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Copper-nickel
denomination: 1 ruble
coin weight: 15.5 g
quality: proof-like
diameter: 33mm
circulation: 5 000 pcs.
The coins have the shape of a circle, with a protruding edging around the circumference on the obverse and reverse sides. The side surface of the coins is corrugated.
Obverse
at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; in the center - against the background of the symbol of perpetual motion - a spinning wheel turning into the structure of annual rings on the cuts of a tree - a stylized image of silhouettes of cuckoos and elements of Belarusian folk ornament; below - the year of minting (on the silver - the alloy test); inscriptions around the circle: in the upper part - REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, in the lower part - 20 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of a cuckoo, whose wings resemble the swing of the long sleeves of women's clothes in a dance; on the silhouette of a bird - elements of the Belarusian folk ornament; under the right wing - conditional images of figurines of children and ovals in the form of eggs, which serve as symbols of the legend; on the left in a circle is the inscription: LEGEND OF THE PRA ZYAZYULU.