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100 Roubles St Seraphim of Sarov. 2013
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents a full-length frontal icon-style effigy of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, depicted in monastic robes and holding a scroll, rendered in high relief with fine engraved detail consistent with traditional Orthodox iconographic conventions. Four inlaid cubic zirconia gemstones are set symmetrically at the cardinal points within the decorative border, which features an ornamental geometric pattern reminiscent of an icon frame. The Cyrillic legend 'ПРЕПОДОБНЫЙ СЕРАФИМ САРОВСКИЙ' (Saint Seraphim of Sarov) is inscribed along the left and right margins of the coin. |
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Saint Seraphim of Sarov, canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1903, was one of the most venerated monks in the history of Eastern Christianity. His canonization was personally championed by Tsar Nicholas II, who attended the ceremony at Sarov — a rare instance of a reigning Romanov traveling for a purely religious occasion. Belarus, with its deep Orthodox heritage, issued several collector pieces in the early 2010s honoring saints significant to the broader Slavic church, and Seraphim appeared on multiple formats across this series.
The cubic zirconia inlays are a recurring feature of Belarusian commemorative gold issues of this period, a production technique associated with the Minsk mint's licensed partnerships with European minting houses.