FIFA World Cup in Germany


Put into circulation: December 28, 2005

Design: S. Nekrasova (Belarus)
Minting: B.H. Meyers Kunstpregeanstalt, Karlsfeld, Germany

Silver, silver proof: 925
denomination: 20 rubles
coin weight: 25 g
weight of pure silver: 23.12 g
quality: proof
diameter: 38.6mm
circulation: 50 000 pcs.

The coin has the shape of a circle; from the front and back sides - a protruding edging along the circumference. The side surface of the coin is corrugated.

Obverse
in a circle framed with a geometric ornament, there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus, below it is the year of minting and the alloy sample; inscriptions around the circle: in the upper part - "REPUBLIC OF BELARUS", in the lower part - "TWENTY RUBLES".

Reverse
in the center - an image of a soccer ball with a pattern of a world map printed on it, made by pad printing in three colors: black and white - a soccer ball, gray - a map of the world, on which the territory of Germany - the venue of the XVIII World Cup is highlighted in black. There are 18 pentahedrons around the soccer ball; around the circle the inscription: "2006 FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY ™".