Discription
The coin has the shape of a circle, on the front and back sides there is a rim along the circumference. The edge of the coin is grained.
Obverse
At the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and circle inscription: "РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ" (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS); in the center — a stylized image of the globe and the lines symbolizing scientific idea; below — the denomination: "ДЗЕСЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ" (10 ROUBLES) on the silver coin and "АДЗІН РУБЕЛЬ" (1 ROUBLE) on the copper-nickel one, the year of coinage (on the silver coin - alloy standard).
Reverse
In the center – an image of the front of the Belarussian National Academy of Sciences building; and circle inscriptions: at the top — "НАЦЫЯНАЛЬНАЯ АКАДЭМIЯ НАВУК БЕЛАРУСI" (THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS), at the bottom — "80 ГОД" (THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY).
reverse: O.Novosiolova (Belarus)





