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5000 Roubles St Nicholas the Wonderworker
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 500 g |
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| Obverse lettering | РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ Au 999,9 2013 5000 РУБЛЁЎ (Translation: THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Au 999,9 2013 5000 RUBLES) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-length frontal effigy of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker rendered in the traditional Orthodox iconographic style, depicted as a bishop in ornate liturgical vestments with a nimbus (halo) encircling his head. His right hand is raised in blessing while his left hand holds a jewelled Gospel book. The central image is framed by an elaborate foliate border of scrolling acanthus-style ornament in high relief. The Cyrillic legend СВЯТИТЕЛЬ НИКОЛАЙ МИР ЛИКИЙСКИХ ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ curves around the upper portion of the border. |
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Belarus has issued gold devotional pieces in this weight class since the mid-2000s, typically tied to Orthodox feast days or cathedral anniversaries — this 2013 issue coincides with the broader Belarusian state program honoring the Orthodox saints most venerated in the post-Soviet religious revival. Nicholas of Myra, whose relics were taken to Bari, Italy in 1087 by merchants from that city, became one of the most widely venerated saints across all Slavic Orthodox traditions.
Half-kilogram gold coins from the National Bank of Belarus in this period were struck in extremely low mintages — often under 99 pieces — making secondary market appearances infrequent.