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1 Rouble The Belts of Slutsk. Markings
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble (1 BYR) |
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| Obverse description | At the top of the obverse, the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus appears in relief. The central field displays a fragment of a two-faced reversible Slutsk belt produced at the Slutsk manufactory between 1762 and 1776, as preserved in the National Museum of History and Culture of Belarus, enclosed within a raised circle. The upper legend reads РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (Republic of Belarus) arcing along the rim, while the year of issue 2013 appears to the left and a decorative artistic element to the right. The denomination 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 Ruble) is inscribed along the lower portion of the obverse. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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The belts of Slutsk — slucki poyasy — were luxury silk and gold-thread garments produced in the town of Slutsk from the mid-18th century, initially at a manufactory established by Prince Hieronim Florian Radziwiłł. They became one of the most prestigious symbols of Polish-Lithuanian noble dress, worn folded or sashed over a kontusz. Fewer than 200 authenticated originals survive today, scattered across museum collections in Minsk, Warsaw, Kraków, and Vilnius.
Belarus has issued multiple coins in this series, each focusing on a different aspect of the belts' craft and iconography. This circulation-grade copper-nickel piece targets general commemorative collecting rather than the silver issues aimed at specialist buyers.