Zair Azgur

Belarusian History and Culture. Commemorative coins "Zair Azgur. 100 years".

Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) was a Belarusian sculptor active during the Soviet period. Born in the Vitebsk region, he studied in that city from 1922 to 1925; from 1925 until 1928 he studied at the Vkhutein in Leningrad. He first exhibited in 1923. He was mainly active in Minsk, where among his projects was the creation of reliefs for the opera house. He created a series of portrait busts of war heroes and military figures during the 1940s. At the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels he won a silver medal for his work. Monuments to his design were erected at Lugansk in 1947; Minsk in 1947; Borodino in 1949; Suzdal in 1950; and Leninogorsk - a monument to Vladimir Lenin - in 1957. Later in his career he exhibited in Bucharest and Paris.

Belarus 2008 Zair Azgur Silver
Obverse: 
In the center – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and inscription "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); beneath: year of issue, fine silver alloy standard,at the bottom – face value "20 РУБЛЁЎ" (20 ROUBLES) – on silver coin and "1 РУБЕЛЬ" (1 ROUBLE) – on copper–nickel coin; on the right – the stylized fragment of workshop of the sculptor.
Reverse: 
in the center – there is a portrait of Belarus sculptor Z.Azgur on a background of texture wall; beneath at the left inscriptions along the rim: З.АЗГУР (Zair Azgur) and years of his life 1908–1995.
Certificate: 
Zair Azgur
Zair Azgur

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Belarus 2008 Zair Azgur Silver
Belarus 2008 Zair Azgur Silver
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Catalog ID: 
BY106CM2
Value: 
€20
Mintage: 
3000
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
16.81g
Diameter: 
32mm
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