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20 Roubles 2005 Olympics - Ice Hockey
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | At center, two ice hockey players in dynamic gameplay are depicted in relief against a background referencing the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus. The inscription ХАКЕЙ (Ice Hockey) appears beneath the central design in the field. Along the upper rim, the legend АЛІМПІЙСКІЯ ГУЛЬНІ 2006 (Olympic Games 2006) is inscribed in Cyrillic, while the lower rim is decorated with a traditional Belarusian national geometric ornament. |
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Belarus issued a substantial commemorative silver program in the lead-up to the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, of which this ice hockey piece forms one entry. The series reflects the country's genuine investment in winter sport — Belarus had qualified for Olympic ice hockey and carried real competitive expectations, having upset Sweden at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games in one of the more surprising results in tournament history.