Thats kind of ironic as Belarus coins are kind of exotic for most of us! I absolutely treasure my "Swans of a Lake" silver commemorative from Belarus and really had a tough time getting that one, both in cupro-nickel and silver! Not sure of their date right now but do know they won one of the awards in the Coin of the Year Awards (COTY) for that particular year. The COTY Awards are given two years later than issue year so this years awards were for the 2004 coins of the world. Australia's huge silver Mob of Roos won an award this year and I am FORTUNATE to have that big chunk of silver as well. I try every year to pick up a couple of the coins of the year!




















