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1 Rouble Sophia of Golshany
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble (1 BYR) |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The central right portion of the reverse bears a relief portrait effigy of Sophia of Halshany, rendered in profile or three-quarter view. To the left, two heraldic coat of arms devices are depicted in relief, representing the noble princely families of the Halshany and Drutsk dynasties of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A circular legend along the rim reads 'СОФ'Я ГАЛЬШАНСКАЯ (ДРУЦКАЯ)' (Sophia of Halshany (Drutsk)) and '600 ГОД' (The 600th Anniversary), commemorating the 600th anniversary associated with the subject. |
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Sophia of Golshany — Zofia Holszańska in Polish — was the fourth wife of Władysław II Jagiełło and the woman from whom the entire Jagiellonian dynasty descended. Without her son Władysław III and her second son Casimir IV, there is no Jagiellonian line at all. Belarus has periodically issued coins honoring figures tied to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and Sophia's inclusion reflects that political project of reclaiming medieval heritage shared uneasily with Poland and Lithuania.
KM#138 belongs to a broader commemorative rouble series from the mid-2000s targeting the collector market rather than circulation.