Commemorative Coins "St Nicholas the Wonderworker"
Put into circulation on: gold, 50 rubles - 28 November 2008 ; silver, 10 rubles - 30 December 2008
Design: The obverse: S.Zaskevitch (Belarus).The reverse: Urszula Walerzak (Poland)S.Zaskevitch (Belarus)Minted by: The Mint of Poland PLC., Warsaw, Poland
The coins are round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coins’ edge is grained.
Obverse
at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center – a circumferential inscription of the series’ name: ПРАВОСЛАВНЫЕ СВЯТЫЕ (ORTHODOX SAINTS); beneath – the image of the restoration of the Saviour’s Transfiguration church in Polotsk against the background of the ornament; on the left – denomination: 50 РУБЛЁЎ (50 RUBLES) on the gold coin and 10 РУБЛЁЎ (10 RUBLES) on the silver coin; and on the right – the year of issue, alloy standard, and trademark of the Mint of Poland PLC.
Reverse
at the top – a circumferential inscription of the Saint’s name: СВЯТИТЕЛЬ НИКОЛАЙ ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ (SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER); and in the center – the image of St Nicholas the Wonderworker against the background of the ornament used in iconography (inlaid with four synthetic crystals).