Belarus 2009 Leo Sign of the Zodiac 1 ruble Copper-nickel

Description

Leo
Put into circulation on:
silver, 20 rubles - 27 July 2009 ;
copper–nickel, 1 ruble - 27 July 2009 ;
gold, 100 rubles - 23 March 2011
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 coins are round in shape. The gold and copper-nickel coins have a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The edge of the gold and silver coins is not reeded, and of the copper-nickel ones is 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 Leo, and inscriptions: LEO in Latin and ЛЕЎ 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 (and on the gold and silver coin — the alloy standard and trademark of The Mint of Poland PLC. on the right); circumferential inscriptions: at the top — РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom — 100 РУБЛЁЎ (100 RUBLES) on the gold coin, 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel coin.
Reverse
the stylized image of Leo (with an inset of synthetic crystals as the eyes on the silver coin) within the circular geometrical ornament.