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20 Roubles Icon of Minsk
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 20 Roubles (20 BYR) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features an elaborate ornamental frame of scrolling acanthus and foliate motifs in high relief, enclosing a central diamond-shaped cartouche bearing a raised Orthodox cross with a small circular medallion at its center. The state emblem of the Republic of Belarus appears in the upper left field. The legend РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ arcs across the upper portion of the field, while the denomination 20 РУБЛЁЎ and the date 2010, along with the fineness mark Ag 925, are inscribed along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ Ag 925 20 РУБЛЁЎ • 2010 |
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Issued as part of Belarus's long-running Orthodox sacred sites series, this coin commemorates the Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk, venerated in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Minsk. The icon is traditionally dated to the 14th century and was reportedly found floating on the Svislach River in 1500 — a discovery that prompted the construction of a dedicated church on the riverbank. Partial gold plating on devotional coin issues of this type became a deliberate production choice by the National Bank, echoing the gilded icon covers, known as oklads, used in Eastern Orthodox tradition to adorn sacred images.