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1000 Roubles Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Barkalabava
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | Second Rouble (2000-2016) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a high-relief depiction of the Barkalabava Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, rendered in the traditional Byzantine iconographic style. The Virgin Mary is shown in a three-quarter frontal pose, draped in maphorion, tenderly holding the Christ Child before her chest; the Christ Child bears a nimbus and raises his right hand in blessing. Inscriptions in Cyrillic abbreviations 'МР ΘУ' (Mother of God) appear in the upper corners, and 'ІС ХС' (Jesus Christ) flank the head of the Child. The entire composition is framed by the same elaborate symmetrical floral and foliate scroll ornamentation as the obverse, and the name 'БАРКАЛАБАЎСКАЯ' is inscribed in a panel along the lower border. |
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| Reverse lettering | МР ΘУ ІС ХС БАРКАЛАБАЎСКАЯ |
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The Barkalabava icon holds an unusual place in Belarusian Orthodox tradition — it is venerated as a miraculous image that allegedly appeared in the village of Barkalabava (Barkolabow) in the late 16th or early 17th century, and the local monastery built around its cult survived Soviet-era closures, reopening as a convent in 1992. Belarus has issued a number of high-denomination gold devotional coins since the mid-2000s, largely targeting the Orthodox collector market in Russia and the former Soviet states rather than domestic circulation.
At 100 grams of .999 gold, this is among the heavier single-coin issues in the National Bank's religious series.