1 Rouble (Legend of the Bear) Coin

1 Rouble (Legend of the Bear)

Country: Belarus
Denomination: 1 Rouble (1 BYB)
Year: 2012
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 15.5 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 33 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: belarus

Description:

Obverse

At the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – the stylized silhouettes of a bear and images of men – the characters of Belarusian folk legends – and Belarusian plaited patterns against the background of a spinning wheel symbolizing perpetual motion, where the wheel’s pattern is changing into the structure of tree rings; at the bottom – the year of issue; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom – the denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE).

Reverse

In the center – the stylized image of a bear accompanied by mythological characters and symbols of Belarusian legends; and at the bottom – a circumferential inscription: ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА МЯДЗВЕДЗЯ (THE LEGEND OF THE BEAR).

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