Description:
Obverse
At the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center — the image of a boy and a girl against the background of a starry sky sitting on a swiveled crescent moon and holding an open book; beneath — the year of issue; circumferential inscriptions: at the top — РЭСПУБЛИКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom — ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ (TWENTY RUBLES).
Reverse
In the center — against the background of the New Year tree — the image of the main character of the fairy tale, the Nutcracker, holding high a sabre in his hand; the Nutcracker’s cap is inlaid with a round zircon of green color as a pin; to the right of the Nutcracker — the representation of the girl Marie, to the left — the image of the Mouse King, beneath — the inverted figure of the Prince at the entrance to the Doll Kingdom, in the bottom left-hand part — a circumferential inscription: ШЧАЎКУНОК (THE NUTCRACKER).
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