Belarus 2005 Olmanskie swamps 20 rubles Ag

Description

Olmanskie swamps
Put in circulation: December 30, 2005
Design: S. Nekrasova (Belarus)
Minting: Republican State Enterprise "Kazakhstan Mint of NB RK", Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Silver, silver standard: 925
face value: 20 rubles
coin weight: 33.63 g
weight of pure silver: 31.1 g
quality: "proof"
diameter: 38.61mm
circulation: 5000 pcs.
The coins are circular; on the obverse and reverse sides - a protruding edging along the circumference. On the side surface of the coin there is the text "ORDER BELARUS * ALMANSKIYA BALOT".
Obverse
against the background of the ornamental canvas there is: at the top - the image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and the inscription - "RESPUBLIKA BELARUS"; in the center - an image of a flowering plant; at the bottom - the inscription "РОСІТС ПРАМЕЖКАВАЯ", the year of minting (on the silver one - the fineness of the alloy) and the denomination - "20 RUBLёЎ" - on the silver one and "1 RUBEL" - on the copper-nickel one.
Reverse
in the center - a relief image of a flying owl; at the top - an image of a fragment of the traditional Belarusian ornament, meaning a symbol of life, on the right - a fragment of a stylized landscape of the Alman swamps, at the bottom - the inscription "BARADATAYA KUGAKAЎKA".