Catalog
2 Roubles Puffer
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel plated steel center presents a detailed relief depiction of a classic Soviet-era steam locomotive in three-quarter profile, rendered with fine mechanical detail including the boiler, driving wheels, running gear, and a red star emblem on the smokebox door. The legend ГІСТОРЫЯ БЕЛАРУСКАЙ ЧЫГУНКІ (History of Belarusian Railways) arcs along the upper portion of the inner disk in Cyrillic. The word ПАРАВОЗ (Locomotive) appears along the lower portion flanked by decorative dots. The outer copper-plated steel ring repeats the same traditional Belarusian ornamental border pattern as the obverse. |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Belarus launched its "Red Book" bimetallic circulation series to fund awareness of species listed in the national endangered animals register. The puffer — almost certainly Nerophis ophidion or a related syngnathid present in Belarusian river systems — is an unusual choice, a freshwater fish so obscure it rarely appears in any national coinage program anywhere.