Belarus 2009, CANCER. Sign of the Zodiac, 1 ruble, Copper-nickel

Description

Commemorative coin "Cancer"
Put into circulation on:
29 April 2009
Design: S.Zaskevich (Belarus)
Minted by: The Mint of Poland PLC., Warsaw, Poland
Copper–nickel
Denomination: 1 ruble
Weight of coin, g: 13.16
Quality: "brilliant–uncirculated"
Diameter, mm: 32
Mintage, pcs.: 10,000
The coin is round in shape. The gold and copper-nickel coins have a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The edge of the coin is not reeded.
Obverse:
in the center — the image of the Sun and the Moon within the band of 12 signs of the zodiac, beneath — the astrological sign of Cancer, and inscriptions: CANCER in Latin and РАК in Belarusian; at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus
; at the bottom — the year of issue on the left; circumferential inscriptions: at the top — РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom — 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE)
.
Reverse:
the stylized image of Cancer within the circular geometrical ornament.