BELARUS
Officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Capital city: Minsk, Languages: Belarusian, Russian, Area: 207,595 km2, Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYN),
Time zone: UTC+3 (FET), Driving side: right, Calling code: +375
Coins in Circulation 2009 Series.
5 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 135 x 72 mm
Front:
Belaya Vezha (the Tower of Kamenets) in the town of Kamenets, Brest Region.
Back:
The collage devoted to the first Slavic settlements (a leather belt fragment, a wooden wheel, and a picture of "Berestie" ancient stronghold).
10 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 139 x 72 mm
Front:
The church of the Savior and Transfiguration in the town of Polotsk, Vitebsk Region.
Back:
The collage devoted to enlightenment and printing (books, the Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, and an ornamental pattern fragment).
20 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 143 x 72 mm
Front:
The Rumyantsev-Paskevich palace in the town of Gomel.
Back:
The collage devoted to spirituality (a bell, the Turov Gospel, ancient town of Turov, and fragments of carving).
50 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 147 x 72 mm
Front:
The Castle of Mir in the settlement of Mir, Grodno Region.
Back:
The collage devoted to art (a lyre and laurel twigs, a quill pen, a sheet of paper, and a stave).
100 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 151 x 72 mm
Front:
The Radziwills’ castle in the town of Nesvizh, Minsk Region.
Back:
The collage devoted to the theatre and folk festivals (a violin, a tambourine, a zhaleyka woodwind instrument, the belts of Slutsk , and the symbols of folk festivals such as the "Kalyady's star", a she-goat, and "Batleyka" folk puppet theatre).
200 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 155 x 72 mm
Front:
Mogilev Regional Art Museum named after P. Maslennikov, in the town of Mogilev.
Back:
The collage devoted to handicraft and urban construction (the golden key and the seal of the town of Mogilev, a glazed tile (a stove tile), and fragments of the wrought iron lattice).
500 Rubles 2009
Put into circulation on: 1 July 2016
Banknote's size: 159 x 72 mm
Front:
National Library of the Republic of Belarus in the city of Minsk.
Back:
The collage devoted to literature (a quill pen, an inkwell, book covers, and a fern leaf).