Commemorative Coins "Long-eared Owl"
Put into circulation on 20 November 2015
Design: O.Novosiolova (Belarus)Minted by: RSE "The Kazakhstan Mint of NB RK", Ust–Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
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 inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the centre – the image of the small bird on the palms; below on the right – the year of issue (the alloy standard— on the silver coin), at the bottom – the denomination: 10 РУБЛЁЎ (10 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper–nickel coin.
Reverse
in the center — the relief image of the long-eared owl against the oval symbolizing the egg; around the oval inscriptions: on the left-hand side — ПТУШКА ГОДА (THE BIRD OF THE YEAR) and on the right-hand side — ВУШАТАЯ САВА (LONG-EARED OWL).