Belarus Rouble2010km#236

The obverse has: at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – the stylized silhouetted images of tortoises and women – the characters of Belarusian folk legends – and Belarusian ornamental patterns against 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 the alloy standard on the silver coin); and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom – 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one. The reverse has: the stylized image of a tortoise along with mythological characters and symbols of Belarusian legends; in the upper left-hand part – a circumferential inscription: ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА ЧАРАПАХУ (THE LEGEND OF THE TORTOISE). Minted by: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania Copper–nickel Denomination, rubles: 1 Weight of coin, g: 15.50 Quality: "proof–like" Diameter, mm: 33 Mintage, pcs.: 3000