Obverse:
The relief image showing the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus in a circle surrounded by a geometric pattern, beneath — the year of issue (alloy standard on the silver coin); and circumferential inscriptions: at the top — РЭСПУБЛИКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS) and at the bottom — 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper–nickel one.