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20 Roubles Belarusbank
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 20 Roubles (20 BYR) |
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| Reverse description | The upper rim bears the curved legend 'АКЦЫЯНЕРНЫ АШЧАДНЫ БАНК' (Stock Savings Bank) in Cyrillic. Centrally placed is the emblem of Belarusbank, accompanied by a two-line inscription reading '80 ГОД' and 'БЕЛАРУСБАНК' (80 Years / Belarusbank), commemorating the institution's 80th anniversary. In the lower left portion of the field, an enlarged fragment of the Belarusbank emblem is depicted, while the lower right portion bears the commemorative date inscription '1922–2002'. |
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| Mintage | 2002 - Proof - 1,000 |
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Belarus issued a substantial commemorative silver program in the early 2000s, much of it tied to Belarusbank — the country's oldest and largest savings institution, founded in Soviet times and restructured following independence in 1991. These pieces were struck for institutional presentation and collector sale rather than any circulation purpose, at a moment when the Belarusian ruble was in near-freefall, losing roughly 34% of its value against the dollar in 2002 alone.