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2 Roubles Bear

Issuer National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Year 2023
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Composition Bimetallic: copper-nickel plated steel centre in copper plated steel ring
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Reverse description The centre field depicts the heraldic head of a bear positioned against a shield motif, referencing the coat of arms of Belarusian cities. The legend МЯДЗВЕДЗЬ is inscribed at the top of the central disc, while the inscription ЖЫВЁЛІНЫ НА ГЕРБАХ ГАРАДОЎ БЕЛАРУСІ is arranged in two arcing bands along the left and right sides of the outer ring, completing the thematic dedication to animals on Belarusian civic heraldry.
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Reverse lettering • МЯДЗВЕДЗЬ • ЖЫВЁЛІНЫ НА ГЕРБАХ ГАРАДОЎ БЕЛАРУСІ
(Translation: Bear Animals on the coats of arms of Belarusian cities)
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Belarus introduced a redesigned circulating bimetallic coinage series in 2016 following the redenomination that replaced the old ruble at a rate of 10,000 to 1 — one of the more dramatic monetary resets in post-Soviet history. The 2023 date places this piece among the later production runs of that series, struck well after the political upheaval of 2020, when mass protests following the disputed presidential election triggered sweeping Western sanctions that complicated the National Bank's import relationships for minting materials and equipment.

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