Description:
Obverse
At the top – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus (in the center) and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center – the stylized image of the wind rose against the background of a navigation sea chart; at the bottom –circumferential inscriptions: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE), the year of issue.
Reverse
In the center – the image of The Amerigo Vespucci – one of the biggest sailing ships in the world – against the background of the sea and the coastline; on the left – the side view of the reduced image of the ship; and at the bottom – an inscription AMERIGO VESPUCCI.
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