Discription
The coin is round. On the front and back sides there is a rim along the circumference. The coin’s edge is corrugated.
Obverse
Within a circle geometric ornament — a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; beneath – year of issue, silver coin – fine silver content and alloy standard; inscriptions along the rim – at the top: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), at the bottom: "ДЗЕСЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (TEN ROUBLES) on the silver coin and "АД3IН РУБЕЛЬ" (ONE ROUBLE) on the copper–nickel coin.
Reverse
In the centre — a relief effigy of Adam Mitskievich, beneath – inscription: "A. МIЦКЕВIЧ" (A.MITSKIEVICH), in the right–hand part – years of his life: "1798–1855".
* In 1998, the Republic of Belarus, together with the world community, observed the 200–th birthday of Adam Mitskievich, a great poet of Belarusian background, whose works had a tremendous impact on the development of Belarusian literature.
Being the founder of revolutionary romanticism in Polish literature, Adam Mitskievich had been closely tied with his native land – Belarus. He highly valued folklore, described hard everyday life of ordinary people, calling the Belarusian language "...the most harmonic and the least changed language compared with other Slavonic languages". His works reflect themes and personages suggested by life and history of Belarusian people.
