at the top is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus, next to the inscription: REPUBLIC of BELARUS; in the center is an excerpt from a poem by Yanka Kupala on a stylized image of a wing, below it on the left is the year of minting (on a silver coin – an alloy sample); at the bottom is the nominal value: 10 RUBLES (on silver) and 1 RUBLE (on copper-nickel).

in the center there are stylized images of the modern building of the National Library of Belarus and books in the form of birds flying through the octagon; at the top there is an inscription: NATIONAL Library of BELARUS. 100 GADOY.