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20 Roubles Straw Plaiting
| 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 state emblem of the Republic of Belarus, depicting a traditional ornamental design with a map and sun rays, is displayed at the center of the field, surrounded by an elaborate wreath composed of oak leaves, clover, wildflowers, and berries in high relief. The circular legend 'РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ' arcs around the upper portion of the wreath, while the denomination '20 РУБЛЁЎ' appears below the emblem. The date '2009' is inscribed in the lower left of the field, with the fineness mark 'Ag 925' positioned in the lower right. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Part of Belarus's long-running series celebrating traditional crafts, this issue documents straw plaiting — a folk practice with deep roots in the agricultural villages of the Belarusian Polesie region, where straw was worked into everything from household objects to ritual figures during the winter months when fieldwork was impossible. The National Bank began issuing collector silver in earnest after independence, and these craft-themed pieces were among the more deliberately ethnographic commissions, intended partly for diaspora collectors.
KM#363 was struck at the Lietuvos monetų kalykla mint in Vilnius, which produced a significant share of Belarusian commemorative coinage during this period.