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 (numeric: 933)
Subunit	0.01
Unit
Plural	The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms.
Symbol	‎
Denominations
Subunit
1/100	kapeyka
Banknotes
Freq. used	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 rubles (proposed)
Rarely used	N/A
Coins
Freq. used	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 kapeykas, 1, 2 rubles (proposed)
Rarely used	N/A
Demographics
User(s)	Belarus (from 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 rubyel, (partitive) genitive plural: новых рублёў novykh rublyow) will be the official currency of Belarus from July 2016, thus replacing the old Belarusian ruble. The symbol for the ruble is Br and the ISO 4217 code is BYN.

History

In 2016, banknotes will be 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 that has been in use at that time will be replaced by the new ones due to the upcoming redenomination. The banknotes will have security threads and will show 2009 as an issue date (the date of an unsuccessful attempt at currency reform). Their designs will be similar to those of the euro. The future ISO 4217 code will be BYN. The redenomination will be made in a ratio of 1:10,000 (10,000 rubles of 2000 pattern = 1 rubles of 2009 pattern). This currency reform also brings the introduction of coins, for the first time in the Republic of Belarus.

Coins

Slovakia has offered to mint the coins, and has provided prototypes. The coins of up to 5 kapeykas are to be struck in steel and copper; the 10, 20, 50 coins in steel, copper and brass; and the 1 and 2 rubles coins in steel, brass and nickel. 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 kapeyka	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 kapeykas	17.5		2.01
		5 kapeykas	19.8		2.7
		10 kapeykas	17.7	1.80	2.8	Brass-plated steel	Reeded		Value, the ornament symbolizing fecundity and vital force
		20 kapeykas	20.35	1.85	3.7
		50 kapeykas	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 banknote manufacturer, security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company De La Rue in the United Kingdom. As for coins, they have been minted by both the Lithuanian Mint and the Kremnica Mint. Both banknotes and coins have been ready in 2009, but the financial crisis prevented them from being put into circulation immediately, resulting in a 7-years delay conditional 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	Brown	Belaya Vezha in Kamyanyets	collage on the theme of the first Slavic settlements	2009 year	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 National Library of Belarus in Minsk	collage on the theme of literature
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

See also

• Economy of Belarus