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Mercury
The Solar System developed some 4.6 billion years ago. As early as in the antiquity astromers, watching the skies discerned small points moving between the stars. They called the objets wanderers, or planest. The names were given to honor the Roman gods: Jupiter - the King of Gods, Mars - the God of War, Mercury - the Messenger of Gods, Venus - the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Saturn - the Father of Jupiter and the God of Agriculture. Following the discovery of the telescope other planets were also spotted throughout the Solar System: Uranus (1781) and Neptune (1846).
Obverse:
In the center — an ancient sculpture of Atlas holding planet Earth on his shoulders against a stylized image of the fragment of the solar system with a circumferential inscription in Latin therein: SYSTEMA SOLARE; at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; and at the top — a circumferential inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), on the left side along the rim — the denomination: 10 РУБЛЁЎ (10 RUBLES), and on the right side along the rim — the year of issue, the alloy standard, and the trademark of the Mint of Poland PLC.
Reverse:
In the central part of each coin - an image of a Solar System planet Mercury made using the pad print method. In the background - fragments of the map of the heavens dating back to the 16th century showing the Solar System. Underneath the image planet Mercury name in Latin and the astronomical symbol.
Certificate:
Package (box, booklet, roll, etc.):
Country:
Belarus
Catalog ID:
BY224CM1
Value:
€45
Mintage:
11111
Quality:
Proof
Face value:
10 roubles
Purity:
0.925
Weight:
10g
Diameter:
32mm
Year:
2012
Type:
Commemorative coin
Edge:
Plain
Mint:
Mint of Poland
Local program:
Solar System
Source of information:
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus www.nbrb.by
Source of information:
Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org