New Belarusian ruble
New Belarusian ruble | |
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новы беларускі рубель (Belarusian) новый белорусский рубль (Russian) | |
Obverse of the new 5 rubles banknote | |
ISO 4217 | |
Code | BYN |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | kopeck (капейка/капейкі/капеек) |
Plural | The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms. |
Symbol |
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Banknotes | |
Freq. used | 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 rubles |
Rarely used | 200, 500 rubles |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 kopecks, 1, 2 rubles |
Demographics | |
User(s) |
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Issuance | |
Central bank | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus |
Website |
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Valuation | |
Inflation | N/A (January 2016) |
The new Belarusian ruble (Belarusian: новы рубель novy rubieĺ, plural: новыя рублі novyja rubli, (partitive) genitive plural: новых рублёў novych rublioŭ) is the official currency of Belarus since 1 July 2016, thus replacing the old Belarusian ruble (although the old Belarusian ruble is still in use until January 2017). It is a redenomination of the latter. It is divided into 100 kopecks (Belarusian: капейка kapiejka, plural: капейкі kapiejki, (partitive) genitive plural: капеек kapiejek). The symbol for the ruble is Br and the ISO 4217 code is BYN.
History
Banknotes were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 rubles. On 4 November 2015 the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus announced that the banknotes then in use would be replaced by the new ones due to the upcoming redenomination.[1] The new banknotes have security threads and show 2009 as an issue date (the date of an unsuccessful attempt at currency reform). Their designs are similar to those of the euro, and their ISO 4217 code is BYN. The redenomination was made in a ratio of 1:10,000 (10,000 rubles of 2000 pattern = 1 ruble of 2009 pattern). This currency reform also brought the introduction of coins for the first time in the Republic of Belarus.[2]
Coins
Slovakia offered to mint the coins and provided prototypes. The coins of up to 5 kopecks are to be struck in steel and copper; the 10-, 20-, and 50-kopeck coins in steel, copper and brass; and the 1- and 2-ruble coins in steel, brass and nickel.[1] All coins will show the National emblem of Belarus, the inscription "БЕЛАРУСЬ" ("Belarus") and the year of minting on their obverses. The reverse will show the value of the coin accompanied by different ornaments with their own meanings.
2016 Belarusian ruble coins | ||||||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | ||||||||||
Obverse | Reverse | Diameter (mm) | Thickness (mm) | Mass (g) | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | first minting | issue | ||||
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1 kopeck | 15 | 1.25 | 1.55 | Copper-plated steel | Plain | National emblem of Belarus, name of the country, year of minting | Value, the ornament symbolizing wealth and prosperity | 2009 | July 1, 2016 | |||
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2 kopecks | 17.5 | 2.01 | ||||||||||
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5 kopecks | 19.8 | 2.7 | ||||||||||
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10 kopecks | 17.7 | 1.80 | 2.8 | Brass-plated steel | Reeded | Value, the ornament symbolizing fecundity and vital force | ||||||
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20 kopecks | 20.35 | 1.85 | 3.7 | |||||||||
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50 kopecks | 22.25 | 1.55 | 3.95 | |||||||||
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1 ruble | 21.25 | 2.3 | 5.6 | Nickel-plated steel | Value, the ornament symbolizing the pursuit of happiness and freedom | |||||||
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2 rubles | 23.5 | 2.0 | 5.81 | Nickel brass ring with a nickel-plated steel center plug | Lettered | National emblem of Belarus, name of the country, year of minting, divided by Bahach ornament | ||||||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Banknotes
The banknotes are printed by the United Kingdom based banknote manufacturing, security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company De La Rue. As for coins, they have been minted by both the Lithuanian Mint and the Kremnica (Slovakia) Mint.[3] Both banknotes and coins were ready in 2009, but the financial crisis prevented them from being put into circulation immediately, resulting in a 7-year delay dependent on the necessity to lower inflation.
2009 Series | |||||||||
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Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Color | Description | Date of | ||||
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | printing | issue | annul | |||
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5 rubles | 135 × 72 mm | Orange | Belaya Vezha in Kamyanyets | collage on the theme of the first Slavic settlements | 2009 | July 1, 2016 | |
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10 rubles | 139 × 72 mm | Light Blue | Transfiguration Church in Polatsk | collage on the theme of enlightenment and printing | |||
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20 rubles | 143 × 72 mm | Yellow | Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence in Homyel | collage on the theme of spirituality | |||
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50 rubles | 147 × 72 mm | Green | Mir Castle in Mir | collage on the theme of art | |||
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100 rubles | 151 × 72 mm | Turquoise | Niasvizh Castle in Nyasvizh | collage on the theme of theater and folk holidays | |||
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200 rubles | 155 × 72 mm | Violet | Regional Museum of Art in Mahilyow | collage on the theme of crafts and town-planning | |||
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500 rubles | 159 × 72 mm | Pink/Blue | The building of the National Library of Belarus in Minsk | collage on the theme of literature | |||
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the banknote specification table. |
See also
References
- 1 2 "О проведении с 1 июля 2016 г. деноминации белорусского рубля | Национальный банк Республики Беларусь | Национальный банк Республики Беларусь". Nbrb.by. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Деноминация в Беларуси: что изменится с приходом "новых" денег? | НОВОСТИ". Ctv.by. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Новые банкноты делали в Великобритании, а монеты в Словакии и Литве. Onliner.by одним из первых попал в деньгохранилище Нацбанка - Люди onliner.by". People.onliner.by. Retrieved 2016-07-01.