Coin "Hedgehogs"
| Name | Hedgehogs |
| Presented by | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
| Nominal value | 20 belorussian rubles |
| Metal | Silver 999° |
| Mintage | 4000 |
| Production quality | Proof, insert: 2 Svarowski crystals |
| Description of obverse and reverse | In the central part of the obverse - relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus in a circular geometric pattern, underneath - the year of issue, on the left - the alloy; along the circumference – the inscriptions: at the top - “РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ”, at the bottom – face value: “20 RUBLEЎ”. In the central part of the reverse – a relief image of hedgehogs with an insert of diamonds in the eyes of one of them; along the circumference – the inscriptions: “ВОЖЫКІ * ERINACEUS CONCOLOR”. |
| A brief annotation | Common hedgehog (European hedgehog) is one of the most mysterious animals and it has been puzzling people since ancient times. Scientists debate whether a hedgehog stores food for winter and if yes – how. Immunity of hedgehogs against poison of vipers, bees and wasps, also against arsenic, opium and even hydrocyanic acid is very mysterious and incomprehensible. There is a mystery also why hedgehogs remain uninfected "feeding" every season thousands of ticks infected with encephalitis, tularemia and other infectious diseases. In Belarus, the places of their inhabitation are mainly confined to deciduous and mixed forests with undergrowth, especially to edges and clearings. |
| Designer | Svetlana Nekrasova (Republic of Belarus) |
| Producer | B.H. Mayer’s Kunstpraegeanstalt (Germany) |
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