Commemorative coin "Christening"
Put into circulation on 6 May 2009
Design: S.Nekrasova (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 reeded.
Obverse
at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center — the representation of a stork, standing on the basis of a semicircular decorative arrangement (the symbol of Mother Earth) including the symbols of family, motherhood, children, and the sun; beneath — the year of issue (on the silver coin — the alloy standard) and denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel coin; at the top along the rim — an inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS).
Reverse
in the center against the background of the ornament — the image of a baby in baptismal clothes depicted above the baptismal font. The cross made with the help of pad-printing technique is worn over the shirt. At the top — the figures of two angels and a dove, beneath — an inscription: ХРЭСЬБIНЫ (THE CHRISTENING).