Commemorative coins "Fatherhood"
Put into circulation on 23 October 2012
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 and the circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center — a decorative composition in the style of the straw craft representing the stylized DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule with X and Y chromosomes on either side; beneath: on the left side — the year of issue (and the alloy standard on the silver coin) and on the right side — the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one.
Reverse
in the centre — the picture of a baby who is brought by the stork; beneath — the picture of a village hut with a tree in the background; and at the bottom — the circumferential inscription: БАЦЬКОЎСТВА (FATHERHOOD).