Description:
Obverse
At the top from the left side – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and inscription "РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center – the planimetric plotting of Byelorussia and the circuit of points of The Struve Geodetic arc in its territory, beneath: year of issue, at the bottom – face value "1 РУБЕЛЬ" (1 ROUBLE).
Reverse
At the left – the relief image of a map of Europe on which passes The Struve Geodetic arc, on the right the image of a map of the world, under it an inscription: The Struve Geodetic arc and its extent – 2880 km, on perimeter of a coin are given names of the countries through which The Struve Geodetic arc passes: NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA.
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