Belarus issued a short series of sports-themed roubles in 2001 to promote the country's Olympic disciplines, freestyle skiing among them. Belarusian freestyle skiers had punched well above the nation's weight internationally in the 1990s, making the subject a matter of genuine national pride rather than arbitrary theme selection.
Belarus issued a short series of sports-themed roubles in 2001 to promote the country's Olympic disciplines, freestyle skiing among them. Belarusian freestyle skiers had punched well above the nation's weight internationally in the 1990s, making the subject a matter of genuine national pride rather than arbitrary theme selection.