Commemorative coins "Skaryna’s Way. Krakow"
Put into circulation on 12 May 2016
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
at the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – the inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center – the engraving "Dispute" (the front page from the book "Jesus Sirakh" published by Skaryna); to the left and right – a decorative ornament bearing the year of issue (to the left) and the alloy standard (to the right) (on the silver coin); beneath – the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one.
Reverse
in the center – the image of the window decorated by architectural elements and symbols from Skaryna’s engravings; at the bottom – on the stylized image of the heraldic field is a crowned letter "K" with the inscription КРАКАЎ (KRAKOW) beneath it; at the top – circumferential inscriptions ШЛЯХ СКАРЫНЫ (SKARYNA’S WAY). The composition is located against the background of the view of Krakow from the engraving of the 15th century ("World Chronical" of Schedel).