Description:
Obverse
At the top – the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – the representation of a little bird held in the palms and the year of issue beneath it; and circumferential inscriptions: at the top – РЭСПУБЛІКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom – the denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE).
Reverse
In the center – the relief image of the common swift (it has been named bird of the year 2012 in Belarus); and circumferential inscriptions: on the right side – ЧОРНЫ СВIРГУЛЬ (THE COMMON SWIFT) and on the left side – ПТУШКА ГОДА (BIRD OF THE YEAR).
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