Home Page
→ BANKNOTES AND COINS
→ Commemorative coins put into circulation by the National Bank
→ Catalog
→ Commemorative coin "Brown Bear"
Commemorative coin "Brown Bear"
Put into circulation on 25 November 2002
Design: The obverse: S.Zaskevitch (Belarus).The reverse: Waldemar WronskiMinted by: The Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Munze), Germany
The coin is round. The rim is raised on both sides of the coin. The edge of the coin is corrugated.
Obverse
within the circular geometric ornament – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue and alloy standard; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES).
Reverse
in the centre – the relief effigy of three bears against a background of the fir forest; at the top – inscription along the rim : in the left–hand part at the top – "МЯДЗВЕДЗЬ БУРЫ" (BROWN BEAR), at the bottom – "URSUS ARCTOS".