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Belarus 2008 Legend of the cuckoo 1 ruble color
$ 18.48
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Description
Legend of the cuckooPut in circulation: March 27, 2008
Design: O. Novoselova (Belarus)
Minting: JSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Copper-nickel
face value: 1 ruble
coin weight: 15.5 g
quality: "proof-like"
diameter: 33mm
circulation: 5000 pcs
in color: 200 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 - against the background of the symbol of perpetual motion - a spinning wheel turning into the structure of annual rings on tree cuts - a stylized image of silhouettes of cuckoos and elements of Belarusian folk ornament; below - the year of minting (on the silver coin - the fineness of the alloy); around the circle there are inscriptions: in the upper part - RESPUBLIKA BELARUS, in the lower - 20 RUBLЁЎ (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of a cuckoo, whose wings resemble the flapping of the long sleeves of women's clothing in a dance; on the silhouette of the bird - elements of the Belarusian folk ornament; under the right wing - conventional images of figures of children and ovals in the form of eggs, which serve as symbols of the legend; on the left in the circle there is an inscription: LEGEND PRA ZYAZYULU.