Belarus 2009 Legend of the Lark 1 ruble

Description

Legend of the Lark
Put into circulation: December 23, 2009
Design: O. Novosyolova (Belarus)
Minting: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Copper-nickel
denomination: 1 ruble
coin weight: 15.5 g
quality: proof-like
diameter: 33mm
circulation: 5 000 pcs.
The coins have the shape of a circle, with a protruding edging along the circumference on the obverse and reverse sides. The side surface of the coins is corrugated.
Obverse
at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; in the center, against the background of the symbol of perpetual motion - a spinning wheel, turning into the structure of annual rings on the cuts of a tree - a stylized image of silhouettes of larks and elements of Belarusian folk ornament; below - the year of minting (on the silver - the alloy test); around the circle of the inscription: at the top - the REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, at the bottom the denomination - 20 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBEL (on copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of a lark with outstretched wings, the plumage of which resembles the pattern of furrows in a plowed field. The image of the lark is marked with the sign of a rhombus and an oblique cross, which reflects its symbolic connection with the earth and the divine principle, a silhouette of a sower is depicted under the lark; at the bottom right, in a circle, the inscription: LEGEND OF THE GREAT ZHAVARANKA.