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20 Roubles The church of Sts Boris and Gleb
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Weight | 33.63 g |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the Church of Saints Boris and Gleb (Kalozhskaya Church) in Grodno occupies the central field, depicted in three-quarter perspective and showing the distinctive Romanesque-influenced stone masonry of this 12th-century monument, with its apsidal eastern end and a cross surmounting the roof visible at upper right. A circular medallion in the lower left bears the Roman numeral XII, referencing the century of the church's construction. The legend ПОМНIКI АРХIТЭКТУРЫ БЕЛАРУСI arcs across the upper field, while БАРЫСАГЛЕБСКАЯ ЦАРКВА appears prominently in the mid-field and ГРОДНА is inscribed along the lower left, all in Cyrillic script. The proof surface provides strong contrast between the mirrored background and the finely frosted architectural relief. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Boris and Gleb were the first saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church after the Christianization of Kievan Rus, killed in 1015 during a succession struggle following the death of Vladimir the Great. Their refusal to take up arms against their brother Sviatopolk — who ordered their murders — established a model of Christian martyrdom rooted in passive suffering rather than militant resistance, an unusual theological position that resonated deeply across Slavic Orthodoxy for centuries.
This issue is part of Belarus's late-1990s commemorative silver program documenting Orthodox architectural heritage within its borders at a moment of post-Soviet religious and national identity reconstruction.