Commemorative coins "Leu Sapieha"
Put into circulation on 30 December 2010
Design: S.Zaskevich (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 bears an inscription: УМАЦАВАННЕ І АБАРОНА ДЗЯРЖАВЫ (STRENGTHENING AND DEFENDING THE STATE).
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 — the representation of an excerpt from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’s Statute Book of 1588, beneath — the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one, and the year of issue; and on the right side — the alloy standard on the silver coin.
Reverse
in the center — the relief image of Leu Sapieha and on the right side — the Fox coat of arms of the Sapiehas; and circumferential inscriptions in two lines: ЛЕЎ САПЕГА (LEU SAPIEHA) and the years of his birth and death: 1557-1633.