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20 Roubles Venus of Kostionki
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Second Rouble (2000-2016) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this rectangular silver coin features a depiction of the famous Lascaux cave painting rendered in high relief against a dark background, showing a running bull or bison executed in the distinctive Paleolithic artistic style. The Belarusian state emblem appears in the upper left corner. The Cyrillic legend 'РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ' runs along the left border and across the top of the field. Below the central design, the inscription 'ПЯЧОРА ЛАСКО' identifies the Lascaux cave site. The denomination '20 РУБЛЁЎ' and the year '2011' are inscribed along the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 2011 - Proof - 3,500 |
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The Venus of Kostenki is a Upper Paleolithic figurine discovered in 1983 at the Kostenki-Borshchevo archaeological complex on the Don River in Voronezh Oblast, Russia — one of the densest concentrations of Paleolithic habitation sites in the world. Belarus has no geographic connection to the find, but issued this coin as part of a broader series celebrating prehistoric art of the region, a practice the National Bank pursued aggressively through the 2000s and 2010s to attract thematic collector interest abroad.
The non-circular flan — shaped to echo the figurine's outline — was a deliberate production choice, struck at the Valcambi or B.H. Mayer's facilities under contract.