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20 Roubles Pharny Roman Catholic Church. Nesvizh
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#131 |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the Farny Roman Catholic Church (Corpus Christi Church) of Nesvizh dominates the right portion of the reverse field, depicted in high relief with its characteristic Baroque facade featuring twin towers, a central dome, and ornate detailing consistent with its 16th–17th century construction. The left field is divided by a vertical line creating a contrasting plain area, within which the multi-line Cyrillic inscription 'ПОМНIКI АРХIТЭКТУРЫ БЕЛАРУСI' appears at the upper left. A circular cartouche bearing the Roman numerals 'XVI–XVII' is positioned at the lower right of the architectural depiction. The inscription 'НЯСВIЖ' appears along the lower left, with 'ФАРНЫ КАСЦЁЛ' below it, identifying the monument by name and location. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Nesvizh's Corpus Christi Church, completed in 1593, was the first Baroque church built on the territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and served as the burial place of the Radziwiłł family — one of the most powerful magnate dynasties in Eastern European history. The building was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni, a Jesuit, and became the architectural model for dozens of later Baroque churches across the region.
Belarus began its architectural heritage silver series in the early 2000s partly to assert cultural ownership over monuments that had passed through Polish, Russian, and Soviet administrative hands. The Radziwiłł crypt beneath the church contains 72 sarcophagi.