Zubr

Protection of environment. Commemorative coin "Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Zubr". Belarusian National Parks and Nature Reserves. In 1992, following decision by UNESCO the State National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" was put on the List of the World Legacy of Mankind. In 1993, it was given the status of a biosphere reserve; in 1997, the Council of Europe awarded it a European Diploma. The Belovezhsky forest has preserved its primeval, primordial appearance. It is populated with relic communities of plants and animals, many of which have become extinct elsewhere together with cut forests. In "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", the population of zubrs – surviving mammoths' contemporaries – has been revived. Zubr is the largest animal in Europe. There are now as many as 472 specimens within Belarus. The National Academy of Sciences, in concert with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Protection, has devised the "Zubr" program which is current being implemented. The program is aiming at the dispersal of zubrs throughout the large forest ranges in Belarus that gives hope that zubr will become as ordinary forester for the generations to come.
Belarus 2006 Zubr Gold
Obverse: 
within the circular geometric ornament – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue, gold and silver coin – alloy standard; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "ПЯЦЬДЗЕСЯТ РУБЛЁЎ" (FIFTY ROUBLES) on the gold coin, "ДВАЦЦАЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES) on the silver coin and "АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ" (ONE ROUBLE) on the copper–nickel coin.
Reverse: 
in the centre – the relief effigy of zubr's head against a background of the stylised forest; inscriptions along the rim: in the left–hand part at the top – "БЕЛАВЕЖСКАЯ ПУШЧА" (BELOVEZHSKAYA PUSHCHA. ZUBR), at the bottom – "ЗУБР" (ZUBR).

Booklet

Belarus 2006 Booklet Zubr
Belarus 2006 Booklet Zubr
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Catalog ID: 
BY28CM3
Krause ID: 
KM# 143
Value: 
€380
Mintage: 
3000
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Purity: 
0.9
Weight: 
8g
Diameter: 
21mm
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