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20 Roubles Aramis
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Second Rouble (2000-2016) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a proof-finish field with a central relief scene depicting the four Musketeers — Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan — standing together in full figure, each armed with a sword, set against an architectural background suggestive of 17th-century France. The Belarusian state coat of arms appears at the top center. The curved legend РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (Republic of Belarus) arcs around the upper periphery in Cyrillic, while the denomination 20 РУБЛЁЎ, the silver fineness Ag 925, and the date 2009 are inscribed along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ Ag 925 20 РУБЛЁЎ 2009 (Translation: THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Ag 925 20 RUBLES 2009) |
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Part of a four-coin series issued by Belarus honoring the characters of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, this piece depicts Aramis — the churchman-turned-swordsman whose dual identity as both cleric and duelist made him the most morally ambiguous of the four. Belarus produced several such literary-themed numismatic series in the late 2000s, leaning heavily on European cultural figures to position its collector output in Western markets. The embedded light blue zircon and pad-printed surface decoration were applied by a specialist finishing house, a production method that creates known long-term preservation concerns with the printed elements.