Belarus 2009 600 years of Belovezhskaya Pushcha 1 ruble

Description

600 years of Belovezhskaya Pushcha
Put into circulation: October 1, 2009
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: Republican State Enterprise "Kazakhstan Mint of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan", Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Copper-nickel
denomination: 1 ruble
coin weight: 13.16 g
quality: proof-like
diameter: 32mm
circulation: 5 000 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
at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; in the center - a sign that reveals the inner connection between man and nature - a cut of a tree trunk and roots wrapping around it in the form of figures of people; around the inscription: at the top - REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, at the bottom - the denomination - 20 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel), the year of minting (on silver - alloy test).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of trees, the branches of which are intertwined, inside - a bird; animals are depicted along the edge of the coin: bison, elk, wild boar, deer; around the circle there are inscriptions: BELAVEZHSKAYA PUSHCHA • 600 YEAR OF ZAVEDN REGIM.