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20 Roubles Legend of The Skylark
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 20 Roubles (20 BYR) |
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| Obverse description | At center, a stylized decorative wheel motif rendered in a folk-art style, surrounded by five larks in flight arranged symmetrically around the wheel's circumference. The national emblem of the Republic of Belarus appears at the top of the field. The Cyrillic legend РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 20 РУБЛЁЎ is inscribed along the lower rim. The date 2009 and the fineness mark Ag 925 appear within the field. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, stylized depiction of a skylark (zhavoronok) rendered in a Belarusian folk-art decorative style, with intricately engraved feathers, geometric patterns, and ornamental motifs covering the bird's body and spread wings. The lark faces right and dominates the central field, conveying dynamic movement. Small droplet shapes in the upper field suggest the open sky. The Cyrillic inscription ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА ЖАВАРАНКА is incused along the lower border, framed by a ring of small rhombus ornaments. |
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Part of Belarus's long-running folklore series, this issue draws on the Belarusian folk tale of the skylark — a story embedded in the oral tradition of the region long before the Soviet period standardized and partially suppressed such material. The National Bank began issuing thematic folklore silver in the early 2000s, producing low-mintage collector pieces largely exported to Western European and East Asian numismatic markets rather than retained domestically.