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1 Rouble Track-and-Field Athletics
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble (1 BYB) |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic central relief depicting female athletes in mid-stride, conveying the motion and energy of track-and-field competition. To the left, set against an ornamental background, appears the emblem of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. A Cyrillic legend 'БЕЛАРУСЬ АЛIМПIЙСКАЯ' (Olympic Belarus) runs along the rim, framing the composition. |
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Belarus launched a series of copper-nickel sports roubles in the late 1990s as the country scrambled to establish a numismatic identity following the Soviet collapse. The National Bank began issuing collector pieces almost immediately after monetary independence, partly as a revenue mechanism — hard currency from foreign collectors was a meaningful consideration when the Belarusian rouble itself was in chronic freefall against the dollar throughout this period.