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Silver coin – 20 Roubles face value
26,16 g
.925 silver
diameter - 38.61 mm
Mintage: up to 20 000 pcs.

Placed in circulation on February 16, 2006.
Designer:
S.V.Nekrasova (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:
in the center – a campfire with an inset of amber of a round shape; at the top – in the left-hand part a wicker-basket with snowdrops, in the right-hand part – snowflakes over a winter forest; at the bottom – an inscription along the rim «ДВАНАЦЦАЦЬ МЕСЯЦАЎ» (THE TWELVE MONTHS).
Coin is of the "uncirculated" quality. Surface of the coins is oxidized.
Art
I'm not sure I like the inset stones but the overall coin is fabulous. Great designs and I love the finish.
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