{"id":506335,"date":"2025-12-30T11:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=506335"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:22:02","slug":"national-bank-issues-huge-12-sided-commemorative-coin-with-face-value-of-1-000-rubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/national-bank-issues-huge-12-sided-commemorative-coin-with-face-value-of-1-000-rubles","title":{"rendered":"National Bank Issues Huge 12-Sided Commemorative Coin With Face Value of 1,000 Rubles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Bank will put several commemorative coins into circulation starting December 31.<\/p>\n

One of them is the \u201cChinese Calendar\u201d coin with a face value of 1,000 rubles. It is made of 999-fineness silver. A total of 500 such coins will be issued.<\/p>\n

The unusual shape of the coin draws particular attention. It is 12-sided. The coin also has non-standard dimensions and weight. Its diameter is 160 mm, and its weight is 1,500 grams. The coins are struck in proof quality with partial gilding.<\/p>\n

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Picture: The National Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another coin in the issue is the silver \u201cTarpan\u201d from the \u201cHorses\u201d series, with a face value of 20 rubles, a weight of 33.63 g, dimensions of 45.00 \u00d7 30.10 mm, alloy fineness of 925, and a mintage of 2,000 pieces. The coin is rectangular.<\/p>\n

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Picture: The National Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A square format was chosen for the commemorative coin \u201cChurch of St. Michael in Navahrudak.\u201d Two versions are being issued:<\/p>\n

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  • silver \u2014 face value of 20 rubles, weight of 33.63 g, dimensions of 40.00 \u00d7 40.00 mm, alloy fineness of 925, mintage of 2,000 pieces;<\/li>\n
  • copper-nickel \u2014 face value of 1 ruble, weight of 37.10 g, dimensions of 40.00 \u00d7 40.00 mm, mintage of 7,000 pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Picture: The National Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Closer to the standard format are the commemorative coins \u201cRepublican Festival of National Cultures.\u201d Two versions are being issued:<\/p>\n

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    • silver \u2014 face value of 20 rubles, weight of 33.63 g, diameter of 38.61 mm, alloy fineness of 925, mintage of 2,000 pieces;<\/li>\n
    • copper-nickel \u2014 face value of 1 ruble, weight of 28.64 g, diameter of 38.61 mm, mintage of 7,000 pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The National Bank will put several commemorative coins into circulation starting December 31. One of them is the \u201cChinese Calendar\u201d coin with a face value of 1,000 rubles. It is made of 999-fineness silver. A total of 500 such coins will be issued. The unusual shape of the coin draws particular attention. It is 12-sided. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":506334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6953a7d0164f7.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"National Bank Issues Huge 12-Sided Commemorative Coin With Face Value of 1,000 Rubles"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-506335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}