Commemorative coin "THE LEGEND OF THE BEAR"
Put into circulation on December 27, 2012
Design: O.Novosiolova (Belarus)
Minted by: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Silver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight of coin, g: 33.62
Fine silver content, g: 31.1
Quality: "proof"
Diameter, mm: 38.61
Mintage, pcs.: 2,000
The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is grained.
Obverse: at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – the stylized silhouettes of a bear and images of men – the characters of Belarusian folk legends – and Belarusian plaited patterns against the background of 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, the alloy standard; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom – the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES).
Reverse: iin the center – the stylized image of a bear accompanied by mythological characters and symbols of Belarusian legends; and at the bottom – a circumferential inscription: ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА МЯДЗВЕДЗЯ (THE LEGEND OF THE BEAR).