National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

20 Belorussian roubles

33,63

39

Silver 925

500

Proof, gold-plated

Svetlana Zaskevich (Republic of Belarus)

Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak (Russia)

Obverse: On the top there is a relief image of the coat of arms of the Republic of Belarus; on the top there is an inscription: “РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ” (Republic of Belarus); in the centre – the image of “ЕврАзЭС” surrounded with an ornament symbolizing the Stretenskaya (Gromnichnaya) candle; underneath – a face value: “ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ” (TWENTY ROUBLES), at the right from the sign – the year of issue, at the left – the alloy. Reverse: In the centre – a gold-plated relief image of a bird flying above the snow fields symbolizing the meeting of winter and summer.

Stretenie (Candlemas Day) is a winter holiday in Belorussian calendar symbolizing the meeting of winter and summer. On the coin’s reverse there is a bird flying above the snow fields symbolizing the coming summer. The graphical solution of the winter landscape echoes the motives of the Belorussian lace needlework. The bird is gold-plated that emphasizes the warmth of summer in contrast to the "silver" of winter. The main ritual of the holiday is to highlight a special candle. There is an ornament in the Belorussian traditional culture depicting a "Gramnіchnaya" candle which became a motive for the coin’s obverse.