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2 Roubles
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The copper-nickel centre features the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus — a shield displaying a radiant sun rising over a globe, flanked by sheaves of wheat and clover, surmounted by a five-pointed star, with a ribbon inscribed 'РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ' at the base. The brass-plated steel outer ring bears the national ornament known as 'Bahach', a traditional Belarusian decorative motif rendered in relief, symbolising prosperity. The country name 'БЕЛАРУСЬ' is inscribed in Cyrillic along the upper arc of the ring, with the date '2009' positioned in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel plated steel centre displays the large numeral '2' dominating the field, with the Cyrillic denomination legend 'рублі' inscribed across the upper portion of the numeral in a stylised manner. The brass-plated steel outer ring is decorated with the traditional Belarusian 'Bahach' ornamental pattern in relief, representing the national pursuit of happiness and freedom. Small decorative snowflake-like folk motifs are interspersed within the ring at the cardinal points. |
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Belarus introduced a bimetallic rouble coinage series in 2009 partly as a response to chronic small-denomination inflation that had rendered lower-value coins essentially worthless in daily transactions. The National Bank had struggled for years to stabilize a currency that lost catastrophic value during the 1990s — at its worst, the Belarusian rouble had depreciated so severely that the country briefly considered monetary union with Russia as the only viable exit. These higher-denomination coins were a deliberate signal of stabilization, however fragile that proved: a further devaluation crisis hit in 2011.