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1 Rouble Bogs of Almany
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Second Rouble (2000-2016) |
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| Obverse description | Against a decorative ornamental background, the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus appears in relief at the top, accompanied by the legend РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (Republic of Belarus) arcing above. At the center, a blooming sundew plant is depicted in detail, with the inscription РАСІЦА ПРАМЕЖКАВАЯ (Oblong-leaved Sundew) positioned below. The year of issue and the denomination 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 Rouble) are inscribed at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | At the center, a relief effigy of a flying Great Grey Owl is depicted in dynamic composition. A fragment of traditional Belarusian ornament, symbolizing life, appears at the top of the field. To the right, a stylized landscape of the Bogs of Almany nature reserve forms the background. The inscription БАРАДАТАЯ КУГАКАЎКА (Great Grey Owl) is engraved at the bottom of the field. |
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Part of Belarus's long-running commemorative rouble series dedicated to natural landscapes, this issue highlights the Almany marshes in the Pripyat basin — one of the largest wetland systems in Europe and a site of genuine ecological significance that survived Soviet-era drainage campaigns that destroyed comparable wetlands across the region.