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1 Rouble The Belts of Slutsk. Collecting
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Slutsk belts — ornate silk and gold sashes worn by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility — were produced in the town of Slutsk from the 1750s onward at a manufactory established by Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł. They became one of the most prestigious luxury goods in 18th-century Eastern Europe, with a single belt sometimes costing more than a horse. Production continued until 1844, and fewer than 200 authenticated examples survive today across museum collections.
Belarus has issued multiple collector coins referencing this tradition. This copper-nickel circulation-quality piece belongs to a broader series rather than the higher-denomination silver issues with silk thread inlays that preceded it.