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20 Roubles Velikdzen
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus rendered in relief, enclosed within a circular geometric ornamental border. At the center of the design, a solar sign composed of an octagonal geometric figure with rhombic decorative elements symbolizes the rays of the sun. The denomination ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ (TWENTY ROUBLES) appears as a legend along the lower rim, while the inscription РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) runs along the upper rim. The fineness standard Ag 925 and the date 2005 are inscribed in the lower field beneath the coat of arms. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Belarus issued this coin as part of a broader Orthodox holiday series launched in the mid-2000s, a period when the Lukashenko government was actively cultivating ties with the Belarusian Orthodox Church after decades of Soviet-enforced secularism. The crystal inset technology used here was supplied by Swarovski and appears across several National Bank commemorative issues from this era.
Oxidized finishes on .925 silver were common in Eastern European commemoratives of this period precisely because they allow low-relief decorative elements to read with far greater contrast than a polished surface would permit.