Commemorative coins "Straw Plaiting"
Put into circulation on 6 November 2009
Design: S.Nekrasova (Belarus)Minted by: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
The coins are round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coins’ edge is grained.
Obverse
in the center – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom – 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one; along the rim – the stylized wreath of leaves and flowers of cornflower and clover representing the inflorescence of crafts closely intertwined to form the endlessness of a circle as a symbol of longevity and happiness; on the left – the year of issue, on the right – the alloy standard on the silver coin.
Reverse
in the center – the image of a straw horse against the background of a decorative stylized Belarusian landscape performed with the use of the straw application technique; at the top – a circumferential inscription: САЛОМАПЛЯЦЕННЕ (STRAW PLAITING).