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10 Roubles Vincent Dunin-Martsynkevich
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field features an ornamental motif derived from the traditional Slutsk belt pattern, used as an illustration in Dunin-Martsynkevich's literary works, framed by draped theatrical curtains. At the upper portion of the coin, the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus is depicted in relief. A circumferential legend in Cyrillic reads РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (Republic of Belarus) along the upper periphery. The denomination 10 РУБЛЁЎ (10 Roubles) is inscribed along the lower periphery, with the year of issue 2008 and the alloy fineness designation Ag 925 appearing beneath. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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Dunin-Martsynkevich was a 19th-century Belarusian poet and playwright who wrote primarily in the Belarusian language at a time when tsarist authorities were actively suppressing its use in print. His 1846 operetta Sialanka is considered the founding work of modern Belarusian-language theater. The National Bank of Belarus has issued numerous collector silver pieces honoring cultural figures underrepresented in Soviet-era historiography — this is squarely in that vein.