Home

Lew Sapieha

Lew Sapieha (1557–1633) (Belarusian: Леў Сапега or Leŭ Sapieha; Lithuanian: Leonas Sapiega). He was born in Astrouna (Belarusian: Астроўна), near Vitsebsk, Belarus. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Great Clerk of the Grand Duchy in 1581, Court Chancellor of the GDL in 1585, Grand Chancellor of the GDL from 1589 until 1623, Voivode of Vilnius in 1621, Great Lithuanian Hetman in 1623 and starost of Slonim, Brest and Mogilev.
Lew Sapieha
Obverse: 
at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center — the representation of an excerpt from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’s Statute Book of 1588, beneath — the denomination: 20 РУБЛЁЎ (20 RUBLES) on the silver coin and 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel one, and the year of issue; and on the right side — the alloy standard on the silver coin.
Reverse: 
in the center — the relief image of Leu Sapieha and on the right side — the Fox coat of arms of the Sapiehas; and circumferential inscriptions in two lines: ЛЕЎ САПЕГА (LEU SAPIEHA) and the years of his birth and death: 1557-1633.

Booklet

Lew Sapieha
Lew Sapieha
Country: 
Catalog ID: 
BY200CM2
Value: 
€55
Mintage: 
3000
Quality: 
Face value: 
Material: 
Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
33.62g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
Year: 
Type: 
Shape and style: 
Edge: 
Edge Lettering: 
УМАЦАВАННЕ І АБАРОНА ДЗЯРЖАВЫ (STRENGTHENING AND DEFENDING THE STATE)
Mint: 
Local program: 
Designer: 
Source of information: 
Source of information: