Orthodox churches - St. Nicolas Cathedral
Presented by
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Nominal value
20 Belorussian roubles
Production quality
Brilliant uncirculated, tampo printing. The side of the coins is with 7 notches.
Designer
Obverse: Oxana Novoselova (Republic of Belarus); Reverse: Hannu Veijalainen (Finland)
Description of obverse and reverse
Obverse: On the top there is a relief image of the coat of arms of the Republic of Belarus, at the right of it – a relief image of a bell; in the upper part in a circle – the inscription: “РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ” (Republic of Belarus); in the lower part in a circle – the inscription: “20 РУБЛЁЎ” (20 ROUBLES), the year of issue and the alloy.
Reverse: In the centre – a relief image of St. Nicolas Cathedral located in Mogilev, the crosses and the elements of the front side of the Cathedral are made in tampo printing; on the top in a circle – the inscription: “СВЯТО – НИКОЛАЕВСКИЙ СОБОР” (St. Nicolas Cathedral).
A brief annotation
The coin series is dedicated to the Orthodox churches of the world. The image of a bell on the coin’s obverse unifies the entire series.