White Stork

The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe (north to Estonia), northwest Africa, and southwest Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan). It is a strong migrant, wintering mainly in tropical Africa, down to the south of South Africa, and also in the Indian subcontinent. It is a huge bird, 100-125 cm (40-50 in.) tall, with a 155-200 cm (61-79 in) wingspan and a weight of 2.3-4.5 kg (5-10 lbs). It is completely white except for the black wing flight feathers, and its red bill and legs, which are black on juveniles. It walks slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks with the exception of the Leptoptilos genus, it flies with its neck outstretched. There are two subspecies (HBW): Ciconia ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758. Europe, northwest Africa, westernmost Asia; wintering in Africa. Ciconia ciconia asiatica Severtsov, 1873. West-central Asia; wintering in India. The Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana), now regarded as a distinct species, was formerly treated as a subspecies of the White Stork.

Belarus 2009 White Stork CuNi
Obverse: 
at the top – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center – on the background texture of the grass an image of the stork's trace, on the left – the sign of the Eurasian Economic Community and the inscription: "ЕўрАзЭС" (EurAsEC); inscriptions along the rim: in the top part – " РЭСПУБЛІКА БEЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom – alloy standard on silver coins, face value – "100 РУБЛЁЎ" (HUNDRED ROUBLES), "ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES) on the silver coins and "АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ" (ONE ROUBLE) on the copper–nickel coin.
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in the center – the image of a white stork, on the left – the image of nest suites on the trunk of a trees and two birds; at the top – inscription: "БЕЛЫ БУСЕЛ" (White Stork).
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Catalog ID: 
BY140CM1
Value: 
€17
Mintage: 
5000
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Weight: 
14.35g
Diameter: 
33mm
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ЖЫВЁЛЬНЫ СВЕТ КРАІН ЕўрАзЭС
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