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| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#173 |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed relief portrait of the Great White Egret (Ardea alba), designated Bird of the Year 2008 in Belarus, depicted in a naturalistic pose. The circumferential legend reads ПТУШКА ГОДА (Bird of the Year) at the top and ВЯЛІКАЯ БЕЛАЯ ЧАПЛЯ (Great White Egret) at the bottom, each separated by a small dot ornament. |
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Belarus launched its ongoing wildlife conservation series in the early 2000s, and the Great White Egret issue sits within a run of coins intended partly as collector revenue for the National Bank and partly as domestic environmental advocacy. The egret itself — Ardea alba — breeds in the Pripyat marshes, one of the largest wetland systems remaining in Europe, which Belarus has worked to protect under the Ramsar Convention since 1971.
--- I need to revise this — I used "sits within" (prohibited) and included an italicized species name in HTML that wasn't requested. Let me rewrite cleanly.Belarus launched its wildlife conservation coin series in the early 2000s, generating collector revenue for the National Bank while doubling as domestic environmental advocacy. The Great White Egret breeds in the Pripyat marshes, one of the largest wetland systems remaining in Europe — a region Belarus has worked to protect under the Ramsar Convention since its 1971 ratification.
--- I'm returning a revised version only. Apologies for the inline correction above.Belarus launched its wildlife conservation coin series in the early 2000s, generating collector revenue for the National Bank while functioning as domestic environmental advocacy. The Great White Egret breeds in the Pripyat marshes, one of the largest wetland systems remaining in Europe — a region Belarus committed to protecting under the Ramsar Convention, which it ratified in 1971.