Brave Knight 25 Rublei Belarus Authentic Banknote for Craft Making (Eurasian Elk) (Panonia) (Moose) (Horseback)

Brave Knight on Horseback 25 Rublei Belarus Authentic Banknote for Craft Making (Eurasian Elk) (Panonia) (Moose)

Obverse: Moose at center right. (Same animal as Eurasian Elk)
Lettering: ДВАЦЦАЦЬ ПЯЦЬ РУБЛЁЎ 25
Translation: Twenty Five rubles

Reverse: ""Pagonya"" warrior on horseback at center.
Strong UV activity on front

Lettering:
　　　　　　　ПАДРОБКА РАЗЛІКОВЬІХ БІЛЕТАЎ
　　　　　　　НАЦЫЯНАЛЬНАГА БАНКА БЕЛАРУСІ
　　　　　　　ПРАСЛЕДЕУЕЦЦА ПА ЗАКОНІ
　25　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 25
РАЗЛІКОВЫ БІЛЕТ НАЦЫЯНАЛЬНАГА БАНКА БЕЛАРУСІ　1992

Translation:
Counterfeit Tickets of the National Bank of Belarus are Prosecuted by Law
25 25
Network Ticket of the National Bank of Belarus 1992

The moose in North America, or elk in Eurasia (Alces alces), is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family.

Features
Issuer Belarus
Issuing bank National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Period Republic (1991-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1992
Value 25 Rubles (25 BYB)
Currency First Ruble (1992-2000)
Composition Paper
Size 105 × 52 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 12-31-2000
Number N# 204441
References P# 6

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Wikipedia:
The Pahonia is the historical Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but it was also the official emblem of the Republic of Belarus from 1991 to 1995.

The charging knight first emerged as a state emblem in the region in 1329 on the seal of duke Alexander Michailovich of Pskov. He was the deputy of Gediminas of Lithuania to Pskov which was a part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania at that time. At the same time, duke Narimantas of Polotsk used Pahonia on his seal as well. These facts illustrate that it is the most probable that Pahonia was already in use as a state symbol of Lithuania at least in 1329. However, by Gustyn Chronicle duke Vytenis of Lithuania (1293–1316) "began ruling on Lithuania and designed a coat of arms and a seal for himself and for Lithuania: armed knight riding on a horse; this symbol at present time is called Pahonia" (quote by "Chronicles about Pahonia's birth").

The symbol of the charging knight on horseback passed down through the generations: from Algirdas to his son, Grand Duke Jogaila (ruled 1377 – 1392), then to Grand Duke Vytautas (ruled 1392 – 1430) and to others. By the 14th century, the charging knight on horseback with a sword had begun to feature in an heraldic shield, first in Jogaila's's seal in 1386 or 1387, and also in the seal of Vytautas in 1401. As early as the 15th century, the heraldic charging knight on horseback became the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and of its central part – the Duchy of Lithuania. 16th-century documents refer to it using the Polish term Pogoń. At first, the charging knight might appear riding either left or right; and sometimes he held a lance. But as of the first half of the 15th century, all depictions show him riding towards the left (as seen by the viewer), with a sword in his raised hand and a shield in the left hand.

The Pahonia appeared on the state seal of the Belarusian Democratic Republic for a short period between 1918 and 1919. West Belarus became part of interwar Poland, and the Pahonia was used as the symbol of several provinces of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, namely the Polesie Voivodeship, the Wilno Voivodeship, and the Nowogródek Voivodeship. It was also used by West Belarusian separatist organizations.

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Wikipedia:
The moose in North America, or elk in Eurasia (Alces alces), is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family.