Within the circular geometric ornament – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: `РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ` (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: `АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ` (ONE ROUBLE).
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ
2002
АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ
Reverse description
In the right–hand part – the relief effigy of Yanka Kupala, in the top left–hand part – years of his life `1882 – 1942`, in the bottom left–hand part along the rim – inscription `ЯНКА КУПАЛА` (YANKA KUPALA), above it a stylized effigy of fern.