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Commemorative coin "Biathlon" dedicated to the 2002 Olympic Games
Put into circulation on 30 October 2001
Design: S.Zaskevich (Belarus)Minted by: Valcambi sa, Switzerland
The coin is round. The rim is raised on both sides of the coin. The edge of the coin is corrugated.
Obverse
within the circular geometric ornament – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES).
Reverse
features in the centre – the relief of a shooting biathlonist against a background of the weapon boundary; along the rim – inscriptions: in the right–hand part at the top – "АЛІМПІЙСКІЯ ГУЛЬНІ – 2002" (OLYMPIC GAMES), at the bottom – "БІЯТЛОН" (BIATHLON).