At the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and a circumferential inscription РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center — the stylized image of the globe and the lines symbolizing scientific idea; beneath — denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE), and the year of issue.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
• РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ •
1 РУБЕЛЬ 2009
Reverse description
In the center — the image of the front of the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top — НАЦЫЯНАЛЬНАЯ АКАДЭМIЯ НАВУК БЕЛАРУСI (THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS), beneath — 80 ГОД (THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY).