New Belarusian ruble

New Belarusian ruble
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
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)  Belarus (since 1 July 2016)
Issuance
Central bank National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
 Website www.nbrb.by
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
Image Value
 Technical parameters Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Diameter
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Mass
(g)		 Composition Edge Obverse Reverse first minting issue
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
2 kopecks 17.5 2.01
5 kopecks 19.8 2.7
10 kopecks 17.7 1.80 2.8 Brass-plated steel Reeded Value, the ornament symbolizing fecundity and vital force
20 kopecks 20.35 1.85 3.7
50 kopecks 22.25 1.55 3.95
1 ruble 21.25 2.3 5.6 Nickel-plated steel Value, the ornament symbolizing the pursuit of happiness and freedom
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
Image Value Dimensions Main Color Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse printing issue annul
5 rubles 135 × 72 mm Orange Belaya Vezha in Kamyanyets collage on the theme of the first Slavic settlements 2009 July 1, 2016
10 rubles 139 × 72 mm Light Blue Transfiguration Church in Polatsk collage on the theme of enlightenment and printing
20 rubles 143 × 72 mm Yellow Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence in Homyel collage on the theme of spirituality
50 rubles 147 × 72 mm Green Mir Castle in Mir collage on the theme of art
100 rubles 151 × 72 mm Turquoise Niasvizh Castle in Nyasvizh collage on the theme of theater and folk holidays
200 rubles 155 × 72 mm Violet Regional Museum of Art in Mahilyow collage on the theme of crafts and town-planning
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. 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.
  2. ↑ "Деноминация в Беларуси: что изменится с приходом "новых" денег? | НОВОСТИ". Ctv.by. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ↑ "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.
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