The monetary unit of Belarus is bunnies. What currency should I use to travel to Belarus from Russia?
Belarusian ruble It is just beginning its journey along the long winding path to the wide currency highway, so it can only boast of modest achievements. ISO code - BYR, digital - 974.
The emergence of the Belarusian ruble
The emergence of the Belarusian currency dated to the early 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet system. At first, coupons were introduced in the country, and then banknotes of the National Bank, but the need for its own strong currency was brewing. The only question was in its name: from the proposed “Belarusian ruble” and “thaler”, the first option was chosen. By the end of July, the remaining Soviet rubles began to be replaced by their Belarusian counterpart and withdrawn from circulation. And despite the signing of an agreement by the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Armenia on the creation of a new type of ruble zone, this idea did not receive a response in Belarus and the national currency remained in its position.
The Belarusian ruble is a strong national currency
Popularly nicknamed the “bunny” after the image of this animal on the one dollar bill sample 1992, the national currency underwent two denominations: in 1994 by 10 times and in 2000 by 1000 times. The second added stability to the ruble relative to the dollar exchange rate and began to gradually reduce inflation. Also, the National Bank of Belarus has begun to consistently reduce the refinancing rate. Thereby, Belarusian ruble became attracted the attention of the international community, and in 2006 the French bank BNP Paribas began quoting it against the US dollar on the interbank market. In Belarus itself, this was noted as a manifestation of significant interest in the national currency. From January 2, 2009, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus switched to a mechanism for pegging the exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble to a basket of foreign currencies, at the same time by 20.5% against the US dollar.
Failed integration with Russia
For a long time there was an issue of currency integration with the Russian Federation. According to the “Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State,” signed in 1999, both countries provided for the introduction of a single national currency. After concluding a new agreement in 2000, the parties agreed that from January 2005 the role of a common monetary unit should be fulfilled, and from January 1, 2008 a single monetary unit should be adopted. However, according to a statement by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov in 2006, Belarus is not ready to introduce a single currency. Since then, the issue of monetary integration has been postponed indefinitely.
Some facts about the Belarusian ruble
Graphic sign of the Belarusian ruble, adopted by the National Bank - “Br”, however, in business transactions, as in the case of its Russian counterpart, the abbreviations “r” are used in most cases. and "rub."
There are banknotes in circulation in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 rubles. Formally, it is divided into 100 kopecks, but no coins or banknotes denominated in kopecks are issued.
The national currency of Belarus is the Belarusian ruble (Br). The international designation of the Belarusian ruble is BYR. The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus regulates transactions with the Belarusian ruble.
There are banknotes in circulation in denominations of 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 50000, 100,000 and 200,000 rubles.
1 Belarusian ruble consists of 100 kopecks, but metal money is not used in Belarus. There are commemorative coins dedicated to various dates and events, but you cannot pay with them.
Approximate prices
A liter of gasoline from 9,000 BYN. rub. (32 rubles)
Short taxi ride from 30,000 BYN. rub (100 rubles)
1 liter of drinking water from 3,500 bel. rub (17 rubles)
Lunch in a cafe from 100,000 BYN. rub. (350 rubles)
Bun from 20,000 bel. rub. (70 rubles)
Hotel room from 400,000 BYN. rub. per day (1500 rubles)
Currency exchange in Belarus
The Belarusian ruble is a non-convertible currency. This means that it is impossible to purchase Belarusian rubles outside of Belarus. You can exchange currency in Belarus at bank branches or exchange offices.
You can find exchange offices in:
- Large shopping centers
- Hotels
- Airports
- Railway stations
- Bus stations
- On the central streets
Currency exchange in Belarus will not cause problems for most tourists. To exchange large amounts, it is advisable to have a passport with you.
Russian rubles, dollars and euros are used unofficially in Belarus.
Working hours of banks in Belarus: 09:00-17:00, Saturday and Sunday - closed
Important! You must keep all receipts and papers received at exchange offices; you will need them when leaving Belarus.
After the economic instability of 2011, a “black market” for currency exchange appeared in Belarus, where many tourists prefer to exchange money at a more favorable rate. The exchange rate on the “black market” is 20-30% more favorable, but such transactions with money are prohibited by law. If caught, the tourist faces an administrative fine.
Credit cards in Belarus
Bank cards in Belarus are accepted for payment in large shopping centers, hotels and supermarkets, but not all street ATMs support working with foreign currency. Outside of large cities, paying with cards is difficult.
The most common payment systems in Belarus are Visa And MasterCard.
Traveler's checks in Belarus are accepted at most banks and exchange offices.
Payment tokens in Belarus
Due to the fact that there are no coins in Belarus, payment tokens and cards are used instead.
To pay for vending machines, you need to purchase tokens sold at news kiosks.
Subway travel is paid with tokens and cards purchased at the ticket office. To pay for calls from payphones, you should purchase telephone cards; you can buy them at printed kiosks.
Taxes on goods in Belarus
Since 2013, the Tax-Free system has been operating in Belarus. Residents of the Customs Union countries (Russia and Kazakhstan) will not be able to use the Belarusian Tax-Free system.
For tourists from other countries, the minimum purchase amount for Tax-Free is 800,000 BYN. rub. (about 3000 rubles or 100 $).
Banks of Belarus
Banks in Belarus are mainly private enterprises. Some of the Belarusian banks are controlled by the state.
In all banks in Belarus, tourists will be able to change currency or make money transfers. In addition to Belarusian banks, there are branches of Russian and Kazakh banks in the country.
Shopping in Belarus
Prices in large stores and supermarkets in Belarus are fixed, and bargaining is not accepted. They are most often traded on Belarusian markets, but this does not always lead to the desired discount.
At the restaurant
Tipping in Belarus is usually 10% of the bill. In large cities of Belarus, a tip of 5-15% is already included in the total bill.
In a taxi, it is usually customary to round up the amount, but be sure to negotiate the cost before the trip.
She left no one indifferent (by the way, if someone offers you to exchange old banknotes for new ones before this date, feel free to call the police - they are scammers!). To this day, our ruble is affectionately called the “bunny”, because it was this animal, often found in Belarusian forests, that was depicted on the first national currency with a face value of 1 ruble. Those rubles have long been in the archives and collections of numismatists... But what will they look like?
The new banknotes are presented by Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Dmitry Lapko.
Journalists were among the first to see the new money with their own eyes, twirling it in their hands and taking photographs. Yesterday, the National Bank opened the doors of the Central Vault to them, where these bills were stored for 7 years under strict adherence to temperature and humidity conditions. As Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Dmitry Lapko said, if today’s banknotes are printed in Russia, then our new money was produced by a company from the UK. Coins were minted at the Lithuanian Mint and at the Slovak Kremnica.
Why this design
The design of the new banknotes maintains continuity - images of architectural and urban planning monuments are used. By the way, despite all the similarities between the new Belarusian banknotes and the euro, this is their main difference. There are no architectural monuments on the euro. And the fact that our money is colorful, the dollar is becoming more and more decorated lately.
All denominations of the new Belarusian banknotes differ in size - one is 4 mm larger than the other (135 mm x 72 mm 5-ruble and 159 x 72 mm 500-ruble), and in color - from orange and reddish-brown (5 rubles) to blue-emerald-pink (500 rubles). General principle: as the denomination increases, “the color scheme of banknotes is distributed from warm and simple to more complex and cold,” Svetlana Nekrasova, chief specialist of the National Bank, clarified the color nuances. The front side of the banknotes depicts architectural monuments of Belarus, and the reverse side depicts significant periods of the country's history. From ancient settlements, one of which has survived in the Brest region, to modern times. Such topics, according to the developers, are patriotic and have great educational value, consolidating in the mind specific ideas about the country, its regions, and the cultural wealth of the nation. The correspondence of the areas to the face value is selected alphabetically. The front sides of the banknotes represent an artistic picture of the monument with its elements. For example, the texture of the brick and masonry of the Kamenets Tower is the handwriting left by the artists on the 5-ruble banknote. And on the reverse side, iconic and characteristic artifacts were selected for each area. For example, the Vitebsk region is presented as the birthplace of book printing and enlightenment.
Protection
The design of the new money is a tribute to security and banknote recognition technologies. Our new money became bright, colorful and meaningful not only at the will of artists and historians. As Marina Demina, chief specialist of the main department of cash circulation of the National Bank, noted, money is, first of all, a bank note that has security elements. The banknotes are printed on special paper, which itself is protected from counterfeiting. In addition, there are protective signs visible to the naked eye. This is, say, the presence of a watermark on an unprinted field, which most often corresponds to the subject of the image. All banknotes have a metallized thread with text. When viewed through light, it appears as a solid dark stripe. There are also special designs on the unsealed field. This is part of the fragments on the front side and on the back, which, when exposed to light, are combined into a single whole and correspond to the denomination of the banknote.
A total of 6 visible levels of protection. Plus there are a lot of invisible elements that are revealed only to banks and specialized specialists.
For the visually impaired
Markers are provided for visually impaired people. They are located in the lower left corner, different in shape and outline, printed using special technology and are clearly distinguishable to the touch. Large denomination numbers in contrast with the main color of the field will also prevent banknotes from being confused.
Why coins
Belarus turned out to be the only European country where there are no coins. It was decided to correct this shortcoming. For several reasons. First. The service life of a coin is 10 - 15 years, small banknotes - 6 - 12 months. And this is the best case scenario, because the banknote can easily be damaged by the inscription. Second. The appearance of coins is a serious bid to reduce inflation. From January to September, in annual terms, price growth decreased from 17.1 to 11.9 percent. In 2016, prices will rise by a maximum of 12 percent, and after 5 years, inflation will be curbed to 5%.
The smallest denomination of the current 100 ruble banknote will correspond to one kopeck. On its obverse, as on all small change coins put into circulation, the state emblem is depicted, and on the reverse there are numbers indicating denominations. Plus, the reverse side of 1, 2 and 5 kopecks is complemented by an ornament symbolizing wealth and prosperity, on 10, 20 and 50 kopecks - a symbol of fertility and vitality, on one- and two-ruble coins - happiness and freedom.
Coins also have protection. Like banknotes, they are of different diameters. 1 kopeck - 15 mm, is a steel alloy coated with copper, color - red. Exactly the same, but larger in diameter, two- and five-kopeck coins. But 10, 20 and 50 kopecks are yellow because they are made of an alloy of steel coated with copper and brass. 1 ruble - white due to copper-nickel coating. The two-ruble coin is two-color, the largest in diameter is 23.5 mm, weighs 5.81 grams, 2 mm in thickness. Made from a double combination of alloys - copper-brass and copper-nickel. In addition, the coins have a special edge (rim) with notches of a certain size. There are also small details of the ornament that are difficult to reproduce in artisanal conditions.
How much does denomination cost?
Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Dmitry Lapko announced the approximate cost of producing one banknote and coin - from 1 to 4 euro cents. Although it is difficult to talk today about the costs incurred in 2008 - 2009. To replace 600 million banknotes of the 2000 model, only 80 million copies of new banknotes and 400 million coins will be required. The new banknote row is 7 times smaller. Therefore, according to forecasts, the costs of storage, packaging, transportation, recounting, and delivery of money to the end consumer will be significantly reduced. In addition, the National Bank promises to take a restrained approach to issuing large denomination banknotes into circulation.
How will ATMs work?
From July 1, it will be necessary to reprogram ATMs and install coin acceptors in those devices that do not have them, but should have them. It won't be possible to do it all at the same time. Therefore, at first, ATMs will issue both old and new banknotes. In addition, within six months, any seller will be able to accept new bills from you and give change with old ones.
How to pay
From July 1 to December 31, 2016 inclusive, banknotes of the 2000 model, as well as banknotes and coins of the 2009 model, will be in parallel circulation and are required to be accepted when making all types of payments by all business entities.
Where to change
For the next five years - from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 inclusive - old banknotes will be exchanged for new ones. Until December 31, 2019 inclusive - in the National Bank, banks and non-bank financial institutions, from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 inclusive - in the National Bank. And only from January 1, 2022, the current money will become invalid.
How will ruble deposits and loans be recalculated, what will the balance on the card be on July 1, 2016
This technical issue, they promise at the National Bank, should not bring any inconvenience to the population. On July 1, 2016, the bank card balance will be shown in new money, that is, without four zeros. All deposit and loan amounts will change. If you took out a loan for 10,000,000 rubles, then on July 1 it will turn into 1,000 rubles. If there were 50,000,000 rubles on a ruble deposit, then on July 1 it will be 5,000 rubles. Using a similar principle, when carrying out denomination, salaries, pensions, scholarships, cash balances in bank accounts, and balance sheets of enterprises and institutions will be recalculated.
Will prices rise due to denomination?
Starting from July 1 and until December 31, 2016, during the parallel circulation of old and new banknotes, business entities will be required to indicate two prices - old and new. This was done intentionally to avoid the temptation to round the price up.
Why did you decide to remove exactly four zeros?
A question of saving. The less money in circulation, the lower the costs. The introduction of small change coins will also have a positive impact on cash handling costs.
By the way
According to the resolution of the Board of the National Bank, reproduction of banknotes can be performed under certain conditions: with a one-sided image of the media, the size of the copy must be less than 75% or more than 125% of the actual size of the bill. With double-sided playback - less than 50% or more than 200%. Coins can also be printed for souvenir purposes on any tangible and intangible media, with the exception of metal alloys. From plastic, for example.
To the question “what kind of money is in use in Belarus?” Each of us answers with confidence - of course, “bunnies.” But when people go to this country for the first time, most often they have little idea what this currency looks like and how much of it they need to have with them.
History of the Belarusian currency
The Belarusian national currency was born in the early nineties, almost simultaneously with the collapse of the union. At first, coupons were used as a settlement currency, later - bank notes. Initially, two options for the name of the currency were proposed - “thaler” and “Belarusian ruble”. Preference was given to the second option and in the same year Soviet rubles began to be withdrawn from the country’s financial circulation.
Although Belarus was one of the countries that signed an agreement on the creation of a new type of ruble zone, it still kept its own money in use.
Stability and convertibility within the country and abroad
In 1992, in response to the actions of the Russian government limiting the flow of cash and non-cash funds into the countries of the former USSR, “bunnies” were introduced into use and became the talk of the town.
At that time, the average salary in Belarus was only 25-30 dollars in equivalent. And now the exchange rate of the national currency is rather overvalued, and more and more often people are talking about the prospects of devaluation.
The final formation of the Belarusian currency occurred under the influence of an external reason - the complete withdrawal of Soviet rubles from circulation in Russia. Thus, by mid-1993, the government of the country was also forced to completely replace the old rubles with “bunnies”.
The agreement on a single ruble zone allowed Belarus to make plans that by 1994-1995 the country would have a single currency with the Russian Federation and special currency conditions, so the government for a long time maintained the Belarusian ruble in the status of a temporary payment card, and not the national currency.
The idea with the ruble zone was a fiasco and therefore in the fall of 1996 the notorious “bunnies” were replaced with banknotes depicting national architectural structures. Such banknotes are still in use in the country today.
Belarusian rubles in the 2000s
During the first period of its existence, the new currency went through difficult stages of development. The need for constant lending by the National Bank to the government led to a flood of the economy with money that was no longer backed by goods. The result is rapid inflation and currency devaluation. To combat these processes, the government began to introduce strict prohibitions in the foreign exchange market. As a result, the country received a confusing system of cash and non-cash exchange rates and a flourishing black market for currencies.
In the first years after its establishment, the Belarusian ruble was quoted in international payments, including on the Russian market. Due to the fact that various speculators began to make money from exchange rate fluctuations, the National Bank closed the domestic currency market to foreigners and accused Russian banks of trying to manipulate the exchange rate of the Belarusian currency. These measures turned out to be ineffective - the currency continued to weaken and prices continued to rise.
With the beginning of the 2000s, the volume of money emission decreased sharply, and the situation began to change dramatically. On September 14, 2000, a single ruble exchange rate and a single session of the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange were introduced.
The purchasing power of the national currency gradually recovered, consumer prices doubled, and the cash American dollar increased by 50%.
Since November 2001, the Belarusian ruble has become a limited convertible currency. After this, Putin and Lukashenko signed an agreement that was supposed to introduce a single monetary unit on the territory of these countries. The local ruble almost ceased to exist.
From the beginning of 2005, the country was supposed to introduce the Russian ruble as a currency, and from 2008, the Russian Federation and Belarus were supposed to introduce a new currency common to the two countries. These plans remained unrealized because the parties did not agree on the level of powers in the Union State and a common constitution.
Immediate prospects for the Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is an independent currency and, most likely, will continue to remain so. In recent years, this currency has noticeably strengthened in its nominal terms.
If we take into account the price of energy resources and the cost of housing and communal services for the population, then the Belarusian ruble may be considered undervalued compared to the dollar, but if we take the prices of consumer goods and the food basket as a basis, then the ruble seems more likely to be overvalued.
Be that as it may, the National Bank plans to implement long-term plans to strengthen the real exchange rate of the Belarusian national currency.
At the moment, such optimistic plans are posed by a very real threat - currency devaluation associated with the increase in the cost of Russian gas. Although, according to analysts, the loss should be only 1% of the value of the gross domestic product, this does not make the damage insignificant.
This is due to the fact that if the cost of resources increases, you will have to pay in real dollars, and not in parity dollars, and there are not many of them in the country. Alternatively, you can increase the price of gas for the population and enterprises, but this will not add dollars to the treasury, only rubles. The need to purchase foreign currency, in turn, will lead to a fall in the exchange rate of the Belarusian currency.
To avoid this, the state can take four paths:
- rapidly reduce imports and increase exports;
- spend national foreign exchange reserves;
- attract maximum foreign investment;
- start selling government properties.
Foreign trade in Belarus is currently going through difficult times. However, the foreign exchange reserves accumulated in the past also do not allow for the painless purchase of resources at a new price. Foreign investors do not consider investing foreign currency in the country attractive, so this option also seems to be a dead end.
The only real prospect is to attract large Russian investors and sell them key Belarusian enterprises. The volume of capital in this case will be simply enormous, but by going this route the country’s leadership will voluntarily give up control over the real sector of the economy.
Thus, the question remains open as to whether the Belarusian government will want to maintain a strong national currency by selling off state property.
When the answer to this question is received, the future fate of the exchange rate of the national currency of Belarus will become clear. It will only be enough to estimate the amount of incoming currency from each listed source and compare its amount with the cost of purchasing gas. If revenues do not cover additional expenses, the Belarusian ruble will face inevitable devaluation.
What money should you take with you for a trip to Belarus?
What money to take to Belarus is a question faced by every traveler who has never crossed the borders of this state before.
Let's start with the fact that the Belarusian government, in an effort to eliminate the threat of dollarization of the economy, introduced restrictions on the use of foreign currency when conducting transactions on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The vast majority of transactions between citizens of this country are carried out exclusively using the national currency.
Non-resident individuals and legal entities also have limited opportunities to pay in foreign currency. This list is enshrined in law and any deviations from this list are unacceptable.
As in any other country in the post-Soviet space, the American dollar serves as a conventional unit for determining the exchange rate of the national currency and a way to protect accumulated capital from inflation. Therefore, when going to Belarus, it makes sense, in addition to the amount you need in Belarusian rubles, to also have a certain amount in dollars, which can be exchanged at any bank.
Electronic money in the country
In addition to real bank notes, several virtual money services are active in Belarus. The largest of them are Easy Pay and WebMoney. Both of these systems have long established themselves as reliable and proven methods of conducting payments both in virtual space and beyond.
Such systems have a number of advantages:
- the ability to easily receive money transfers,
- pay for all kinds of goods and services while sitting at a computer monitor,
- top up your account from your mobile phone
There are also a number of disadvantages that should not be forgotten either. The main drawback is the unclear legal regulation of electronic money as a phenomenon, including in Belarus.
Servicing foreign bank cards
It is possible to withdraw foreign currency in cash from international plastic cards in Belarus, but not in every bank and only after pre-ordering the required amount. Most banks allow you to withdraw funds from such cards only in local rubles at the current exchange rate.
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On July 1, 2016, citizens of the Republic will hold new banknotes and coins for the first time. So far we have only seen sketches on screens, but some idea is already taking shape.
Banknotes of seven denominations will appear in circulation: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 rubles, and eight coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 kopecks, 1 and 2 rubles.
The size of the banknotes is not too different from those we have become accustomed to since 2000 - 150x74 mm. The semantic content, in general, is the same: architecture, national patterns, but the design has become more “European”. This is understandable - the manufacturer of banknotes that won the National Bank's competition is located in Europe (where exactly has not yet been reported).
It also follows from the statement that there are no plans to create its own mint in Belarus; production is too expensive and clearly not profitable for a small state. By the way, from the same source we managed to find out that the production of one banknote or coin ranges from 1 to 4 euro cents, i.e. 1 kopeck coins, at the current exchange rate, are almost half the cost.
It should be noted that both coins and banknotes were printed back in 2009, as evidenced by the signature of the then head of the National Bank P. P. Prokopovich, and the old spelling of the word “pyatsdzyasyat”, instead of “pyatsdzyasyat”, as follows from the current spelling rules. They promise to eliminate the discrepancies during the production of the next batches of banknotes.
The money printed in 2009 could have been put into circulation earlier, but this was prevented by the global economic crisis and the excessive growth in the Belarusian economy in subsequent years. It is also good that the costs of producing money have already been incurred, although there remain costs for carrying out exchanges, changes in accounting, reconfiguring ATMs and other equipment.
By the way, the question of the future operation of ATMs (especially during the transition period) remains open: only with new money or in parallel with old money? with or without coins?
Returning to the design of the new money, we note that the images on seven bills are correct, i.e. alphabetically, distributed between regions: five-ruble coins are dedicated to the Brest region; ten-ruble - Vitebsk; twenty - Gomel; a banknote of fifty rubles - Grodno; hundred-ruble - Minsk; two hundred rubles - Mogilev region; and the largest one, worth five hundred rubles, goes to the city of Minsk.
The reverse side of the banknotes is filled with historical and cultural symbols, without any obvious connection to the geography of the country and the image on the front side.
The design of the coins may be reminiscent of the metal money of the Soviet period, and the two-ruble coin is composed of two metals of different colors, like the euro.
All coins have the coat of arms of the Republic on the obverse and national symbols on the reverse. All banknotes indicate the year of issue 2009.
Not much information has appeared about the new money, but something can be seen now:
The largest banknote is 500 rubles(5 million in today's money).
On the front side: National Library, Prokopovich’s signature, year of issue, denomination of the banknote in numbers and words, a straight cross in the lower left corner, above it a rectangular sign similar to a door, on the right - the inscription “RB”, translucent images along the entire side and a metal strip for better protection against counterfeiting.
On the reverse side there is the denomination in numbers, the serial number of the bill in two places, and a composition on the theme of literature: a quill pen, an inkwell, a book, as well as a flower and a fern branch. Probably, not all the symbols on the new banknotes will be clear to the average person, but they are certainly not accidental.
200 rubles- the general structure of the front and back sides remains the same, the color scheme shifts towards purple. On the front side is the Mogilev Regional Art Museum named after P.V. Maslennikov, in the lower left corner, instead of a straight one, there is an oblique cross, above it is an image of a rectangle, similar to a door.
On the reverse side there is a collage on the theme of urban planning and crafts: the seal of Mogilev and the golden key, tiles, forged lattice, images of houses.
100 ruble bill: Radziwill Castle in Nesvizh, in the corner instead of a cross there is a rhombus, above it there is a rectangle.
On the back are musical instruments, Slutsk belts, the Batleyka puppet theater, a goat and a “carol star”. The general theme is ethnography, folk holidays. The color scheme is closer to turquoise.
50 rubles- on the front side: Mir Castle, in the lower left corner there is a triangle, above it there is a picture similar to a “false window”, just like there are many in Mir Castle.
On the back is a composition on the theme of art: pen, paper, lyre, notes and laurel branches. The design is dominated by light green colors.
20 rubles. On the front side: the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace in Gomel, in the corner there is a square, above it there is a window.
On the reverse side: a bell, the Turov Gospel, carvings, views of Turov in ancient times. The common theme is spirituality. The color of the bill is rather sand.
10 rubles. On the front side: Church of the Transfiguration in Polotsk. An example of ancient Polotsk architecture of the 12th century, a contemporary of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. In the lower left corner there is a circle, above it there is an image of a high window.
The main theme of the reverse side is education and printing. Depicted: Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, books, seal of Francis Skaryna. The color of the banknote is closer to blue and gold.
5 rubles- the smallest of banknotes. On the front side is the White Vezha in Kamenets (Brest region) - a defensive structure of the 13th century, a rare example of the Romanesque style for Belarus. In the corner there is a “-” sign, above it there is an element of the fortress wall.
The reverse side of the banknote is dedicated to ancient Slavic history, depicting a wheel, a leather belt, and a reconstruction of the ancient fortified settlement “Berestye”. The general background is perhaps the color of ocher and brick.
The following coins will also appear in circulation:
Coins of 1 and 2 rubles made of silver-gray metal. The 2-ruble note has a yellow rim.
On the obverse (front side) of the coins there is the coat of arms of Belarus and the number “2009”.
On the reverse (back side) there is a denomination and an ornament representing the desire for happiness and freedom. These ornaments on 1 and 2 rubles are different, but the meaning is the same.
Kopecks, depending on the denomination, are divided into two colors, as in the Soviet Union, although there is no exact correspondence.
Small: 1, 2 and 5 kopecks- similar to copper, 10, 20, 50 kopecks- golden hue.
From May 20, 2019, updated banknotes of the 2009 model in denominations of 5 and 10 Belarusian rubles, issued in 2019, will be put into circulation. This decision was made by Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus dated April 24, 2019 No. 183 as part of ongoing measures to replace worn-out banknotes being withdrawn from circulation and optimize the security complex of banknotes in circulation.
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