Description:
Obverse
At the top – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – a reconstruction of the Castle in Galshany; beneath – year of issue, alloy standard; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "20 РУБЛЁЎ" (20 ROUBLES).
Reverse
In the center right–hand part – the relief of Sophia of Galshany, in the left–hand part – the relieves of the Coat of Arms of families of Galshanys’ and Drutsks’ – noble and powerful prince’s families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; inscriptions along the rim: "СОФ'Я ГАЛЬШАНСКАЯ (ДРУЦКАЯ)" (SOPHIA OF GALSHANY (DRUTSK) and "600 ГОД" (THE 600–TH ANNIVERSARY).
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