20 Roubles The Legend of the Cuckoo

Issuer Belarus
Year 2008
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 20 Roubles (20 BYR)
Currency Second Rouble (2000-2016)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 33.62 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#188
Obverse description At the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – the stylized image of the silhouettes of cuckoos and elements of the national Belarusian ornament against the background of the symbol of perpetual motion – the image of a spinning wheel whose pattern is changing into the structure of tree rings; beneath – the year of issue; and alloy standard; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom – 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES).
Obverse script Cyrillic
Obverse lettering РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ 2008 20 РУБЛЁЎ Ag 925
(Translation: THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS 2008 20 RUBLES Ag 925)
Reverse description In the center – the stylized image of a cuckoo whose wings look like long sleeves of feminine dress flapping in the course of dancing; the national Belarusian ornaments are shown inside the silhouette of the cuckoo; beneath the right wing – conditional images of the kids’ bodies and egg–shaped ovals that are symbols of the legend; and on the left – a circumferential inscription: ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА ЗЯЗЮЛЮ (THE LEGEND OF THE CUCKOO).
Reverse script Cyrillic
Reverse lettering ЛЕГЕНДА ПРА ЗЯЗЮЛЮ
(Translation: THE LEGEND OF THE CUCKOO)
Edge Reeded
Mint
Mintage 2008 - Proof - 5 000
Numisquare ID 3658978160
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