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50 Roubles Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Zubr
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus is rendered in relief within a circular geometric ornamental border. The year of issue and alloy standard appear beneath the arms in the field. A peripheral legend arcs along the upper rim reading 'РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ' (Republic of Belarus), while the denomination 'ПЯЦЬДЗЕСЯТ РУБЛЁЎ' (Fifty Roubles) arcs along the lower rim, separated by decorative stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ Au 900 2006 • ПЯЦЬДЗЕСЯТ РУБЛЁЎ • (Translation: The Republic of Belarus Au 900 2006 Fifty Roubles) |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha — straddling the Belarus-Poland border — is one of the last and largest remnants of the primeval forest that once covered the European Plain. The European bison depicted here was hunted to extinction in the wild by 1927, the last individuals shot during World War I and its aftermath by soldiers and poachers exploiting the collapse of Imperial Russian oversight. The Pushcha's captive-bred herd formed the entire basis for all subsequent reintroduction efforts across Europe.
Belarus issued several denominations in this nature series through the mid-2000s, with the gold pieces attracting collector premiums well above their bullion value.