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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.

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Steel covered with copper

Obverse

The relief image of the state coat of arms of the Republic of Belarus and the inscription in two lines below: “Belarus” and “2009”.

1 copeck

Diameter, mm: 15.00

Weight of coin, g: 1.55

Width, mm: 1.25

Reverse: Denomination

2 copeck

Diameter, mm: 17.50

Weight of coin, g: 2.10

Width, mm: 1.25

Reverse: Denomination

5 copeck

Diameter, mm: 19.80

Weight of coin, g: 2.70

Width, mm: 1.25

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BELARUS

Country in Europe

The Belarusian ruble or rouble (sign: Br; code: BYN) is the official currency of Belarus. The ruble is subdivided into 100 kapeks (Belarusian: капейка kapiejka).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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