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Silver coin – 20 Roubles face value (fine silver
content - 26,16 g;
alloy standard - 925; diameter - 38.61 mm).
Certificate.
Mintage:
up to 20 000 pcs

Placed in circulation on October 14, 2005.
Designer:
S.V.Necrasova (Belarus).
Minted by:
Joint-Stock Company Polish State Mint, Warsaw (Poland).
The coin is round. The edge of the coin is plain.
The obverse:
at the bottom – a relief effigy of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – at the background of a starry sky there is an image of a boy and a girl holding an opened book; beneath - year of issue; inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom - "ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES).
The reverse:
at the top – ornamental composition, based on traditional Belarussian ornament with an inset of artificial transparent crystal of orange colour, in the left-hand part – an image of Belarussian landscape, a castle, a peasant house; in the right-hand part – an image of Symon playing the violin; at the bottom along the rim – inscription «СЫМОН-МУЗЫКА» (SYMON THE MUSICIAN).
Coin is of the "uncirculated" quality.
Surface of the coins is oxidized.
Art
That's a very interesting coin. I like the finish.
Stujoe
Saweet! I like that one too!
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