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1 Rouble Kupalle
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Second Rouble (2000-2016) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large eight-pointed star composed of geometric, checkerboard-patterned segments rendered in high relief, evoking traditional Belarusian folk embroidery motifs. Four smaller eight-pointed stars are positioned symmetrically in the cardinal fields surrounding the central design. The Belarusian state coat of arms is depicted at the top of the field. The curved legend РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ arcs along the upper periphery, while АДЗIН РУБЕЛЬ appears along the lower periphery, flanking the date 2004 at the bottom. The entire design is encircled by a decorative border of incuse triangular motifs. |
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| Obverse lettering | РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ АДЗIН РУБЕЛЬ 2004 |
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Kupalle is the Belarusian name for the midsummer festival derived from pre-Christian Slavic tradition, celebrated on the night of Ivan Kupala — roughly the summer solstice — with bonfires, river bathing, and the folk belief that ferns bloom only once a year on that night. Belarus issued a series of commemorative roubles in the early 2000s documenting national folk holidays, of which this is one. The oxidized finish was deliberately chosen across the series to evoke antique craft metalwork rather than the appearance of a circulation piece.