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Ukraine 2 hryvnas Outstanding Personalities Heorhyi Narbut nickel silver 2006 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2006 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of Heorhii Narbut`s birth (1886-1920), who was a prominent painter, coryphaeus of the Ukrainian graphic arts. He became one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and later on its president. Narbut made sketches of the Ukrainian banknotes in the time of the Ukrainian People`s Republic (UPR) and developed a set of the national symbols.On the coin obverse a fragment of 1918 design banknote is depicted - a peasant woman and a workman against the background of a garland of flowers and fruits, above which there are the year of issue - 2006, the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and semicirclar inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine); beneath: 2/ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (2 / hryvnia) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.On the coin reverse there is Heorhii Narbut`s portrait in silhouette, to the right - the coat of arms of the family of Narbuts, thereunder - the years of life: 1886/1920 and the inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Heorhii Narbut) located as a semicircle. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH Petro Hryhorenko, Political figure, Military theorist, 2007 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2007 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   35000   New coin with capsule The jubilee coin is dedicated to Petro Hryhorenko (1907 ¿ 1987) ¿ a public and political figure, military theorist and famous advocate of human rights. Petro Hryhorenko was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, he advocated return of the Crimean Tatars to their historical Motherland, the right of Ukraine and other peoples of the USSR for independence. On the coin obverse above against the glass background there is the arciform inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine), underneath - the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, 2 ¿¿¿¿¿¿/2007 (2 Hryvnia/ 2007), below there is a symbolic composition: a sprout is breaking through a brick wall. To the left there is the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. On the coin reverse Petro Hryhorenko is portrayed as giving a speech, underneath - 1907/1987, his years of life, to the left there is the arciform inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Petro Hryhorenko). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine, 10 hryvnas Theodosius of The Caves Church leader silver 2016 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2016 Weight:   31,1 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   10 hryvnias Dimensions:   38,6     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   3,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box The coin is dedicated to one of the founders and hegumens of Kyiv Pechersk Monastery, Theodosius of the Caves (year of birth unknown - 1074). Kyiv Pechersk Monastery flourished during his rule - it teemed with people, boasted many churches, and adopted the Studite statute of monastic rules.Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/10 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ 2016 (Ukraine/10 hryvnias 2016); there is the conventionalized image of Kyiv hills, a small chapel, and in the foreground there are caves with a monk kneeling in a praying position.Reverse: against the background of stylized temple with the inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/¿¿ ¿¿. (Theodosius/of the Caves/XI c.), there is the iconographic image of Theodosius of the Caves holding a scroll with the following inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, / ¿ ¿¿`¿/¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ / ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, /¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿, / ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ / ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ (Dear Lord,/in the name of the/Most Holy/Mother of God,/has this temple/been raised). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine, 10 hryvnas Petro Mohyla the Metropolitan Kyiv and Halych proof 1996 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   1996 Weight:   15,55 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   10 hryvnias Dimensions:   33     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   5,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Series: Outstanding Personalities of UkraineThe coin is dedicated to 400th anniversary of Petro Mohyla (1596-1647), an outstanding Ukrainian ecclesiastical, cultural, educational and political figure of the first half of the 17th century, the Metropolitan of Kyiv and Halych, one of the founders of the first higher school in Ukraine and Eastern Europe - the Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium (later-Academy).The coin is dedicated to 400th anniversary of Petro Mohyla (1596-1647), an outstanding Ukrainian ecclesiastical, cultural, educational and political figure of the first half of the 17th century, the Metropolitan of Kyiv and Halych, one of the foundersOn the coin reverse there is a portrait of Petro Mohyla, made by an unknown artist of 18th century (now preserved at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine). Above the baton there is a three line inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ and 1596-1647. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH Viacheslav Prokopovych, politician, statesman, historian 2006 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2006 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to 125th anniversary of birth of Viacheslav Prokopovych (1881-1942), a Ukrainian public figure, politician and statesman, pedagogue, historian, publicist. Viacheslav Prokopovych was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Central Rada. In January - April 1918 he was a minister of national education of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic (UPR), in 1920 he was appointed as the Chairman of the UPR Council of Ministers. As emigrant abroad, Prokopovych (one of the Symon Petliura`s comrades-in-arms) held positions of great trust in the UPR Government in exile. On the coin obverse in the centre there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, underneath the year of coinage - 2006. There are the following circumscriptions: above - ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine), below - ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (two Hrivnias) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. On the coin reverse Prokopovych is portrayed, to the left of the portrait there is a vertical inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ / ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 hryvnias Maria Zankovetska Actress National Theatre nickel silver 2004 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2004 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   ordinary     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to 150th birth anniversary of Maria Zankovetska, an outstanding actress, public figure, one of the founders of the Ukrainian National theatre and the first People` artist of Ukraine (1923)On the coin obverse against the smooth background there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Ukraine) (above) and 2 ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (2 hryvnia) / 2004 (beneath); in the centre there is a depiction of a stylized flower; on the right this composition is framed with a stage curtain. On the coin obverse there is also the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine.On the coin reverse in the foreground there is a portrait of Maria Zankovetska; in the background there is a stylized floral ornamental pattern; on the left around the circumference there is an inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Maria Zankovetska) and beneath - 1854-1934, her years of life. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH Oleksii Alchevskyi ALCHEVSKY industrialist & banker 2005 Rare Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2015 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   20000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 170th birth anniversary of Oleksii Alchevskyi (1835 - 1901), a Ukrainian industrialist and a banker, founder of a number of banks and industrial enterprises, in particular, `Kharkiv trade bank`, the first in the city of Kharkiv and the second in Russia commercial credit bank, the first in Russia Land bank. He was also one of the founders of Agricultural Association. Two largest metallurgical works (now they are Public Corporation Alchevsk metallurgical complex and PC Mariupil metallurgical complex named after Illich) have been built on his initiative.On the coin obverse a steam locomotive is depicted (as a symbol of the progress of the end of 19th c.) against the background of conventionalized waste banks` contours, blast-furnace and open-hearth shop; there are also depicted: the small National Emblem of Ukraine (left), the circular inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), 2005, the coin issue year (beneath), 2 ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (2/ hryvnia) and the NB ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH Pavlo Chubynskyi, folklorist, poet, public figure, 2009 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2009 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   35000   New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to Pavlo Platonovych Chubynskyi, an ethnographer, folklorist, poet and public figure, who is the author of the Anthem of Ukraine `Ukraine`s glory hasn`t perished, nor her freedom¿`. Pavlo Platonovych held deservedly an important position within the pleiad of the public figures and scientists of the second part of the XIX century, the Herculean efforts whereof made the national rebirth of Ukraine possible. As one of the founders of Ukrainian ethnographic science he was in charge of the ethnographic expeditions researching Ukraine, Russia and Moldavia. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH Viacheslav Prokopovych, politician, statesman, historian 2006 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2006 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to 125th anniversary of birth of Viacheslav Prokopovych (1881-1942), a Ukrainian public figure, politician and statesman, pedagogue, historian, publicist. Viacheslav Prokopovych was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Central Rada. In January - April 1918 he was a minister of national education of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic (UPR), in 1920 he was appointed as the Chairman of the UPR Council of Ministers. As emigrant abroad, Prokopovych (one of the Symon Petliura`s comrades-in-arms) held positions of great trust in the UPR Government in exile. On the coin obverse in the centre there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, underneath the year of coinage - 2006. There are the following circumscriptions: above - ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine), below - ??? ?????? (two Hrivnias) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. On the coin reverse Prokopovych is portrayed, to the left of the portrait there is a vertical inscription: ?¿??????? / ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 UAH, Mykola Vasylenko, jurist, historian, statesman, 2006, Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2006 Weight: 12.8 CoA: No Face Value: 2 hryvnias Dimensions: 31 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 30000 New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of birth of Mykola P.Vasylenko (1866 ﾖ 1935), a jurist, historian, statesman and public figure. Mykola Vasylenko was the founder of the Ukrainian legal history, he had done a lot for revival and development of the national education, science and culture, he advocated actively Independence of Ukraine, he was an academician (1920) and one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. On the coin obverse in the centre there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, thereunder the year of coinage: 2006, there are also two semi-circular inscriptions: above - ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine), below - ??? ?????? (2 Hryvnias) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. On the coin reverse Mykola Vasylenko is portrayed against the background of a conventionalized ornamental pattern of the 1920-s, to the left there are his years of life: 1866 - 1935, there is also a semicircular inscription: ?????? ????????? (Mykola V ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 hryvnia Ilya Mechnikov Nobel Prize winner scientist nickel coin 2005 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2005 Weight: 12.8 CoA: No Face Value: 2 hryvnias Dimensions: 31 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 20000 New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to 160th anniversary of Illia Mechnikov (1845 ﾖ 1916), an outstanding, world-famous scientist and the Nobel Prize winner (1908). Mechnikov is one of the founders of evolution embryology, immunology and microbiology, who had discovered the phagocytosis phenomenon, had developed the phagocytic theory of immunity (1883). And even now ideas of the scientist have contributed to development of various fields of biology and medicine. On the coin obverse on the right there is depicted a cell under a microscope - a conventionalized phagocytosis process; on the left there is 2005, the coin issue year and the small National Emblem of Ukraine. Around the coin circumference there are the inscriptions: ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine) (on the left), the NBU Mint logotype and ??? ?????? (2/ hryvnia) (beneath). On the coin reverse there is a portrait of Illia Mechnikov (displaced to the right) and 1845/1916, his years of life; left there is a semicircular inscription: ???? ????????. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 hryvnia Mykola Vasylenko historian law professor UNC nickel coin 2006 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2006 Weight: 12.8 CoA: No Face Value: 2 hryvnias Dimensions: 31 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 30000 New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of birth of Mykola P.Vasylenko (1866 ﾖ 1935), a jurist, historian, statesman and public figure. Mykola Vasylenko was the founder of the Ukrainian legal history, he had done a lot for revival and development of the national education, science and culture, he advocated actively Independence of Ukraine, he was an academician (1920) and one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. On the coin obverse in the centre there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, thereunder the year of coinage: 2006, there are also two semi-circular inscriptions: above - ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine), below - ??? ?????? (2 Hryvnias) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. On the coin reverse Mykola Vasylenko is portrayed against the background of a conventionalized ornamental pattern of the 1920-s, to the left there are his years of life: 1866 - 1935, there is also a semicircular inscription: ?????? ????????? (Mykola V ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 2 hryvnia Oleksiy Alchevsky Donbas industrialist banker nickel coin 2005 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2015 Weight: 12.8 CoA: No Face Value: 2 hryvnias Dimensions: 31 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 20000 New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 170th birth anniversary of Oleksii Alchevskyi (1835 - 1901), a Ukrainian industrialist and a banker, founder of a number of banks and industrial enterprises, in particular, `Kharkiv trade bank`, the first in the city of Kharkiv and the second in Russia commercial credit bank, the first in Russia Land bank. He was also one of the founders of Agricultural Association. Two largest metallurgical works (now they are Public Corporation Alchevsk metallurgical complex and PC Mariupil metallurgical complex named after Illich) have been built on his initiative.On the coin obverse a steam locomotive is depicted (as a symbol of the progress of the end of 19th c.) against the background of conventionalized waste banks` contours, blast-furnace and open-hearth shop; there are also depicted: the small National Emblem of Ukraine (left), the circular inscription: ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), 2005, the coin issue year (beneath), 2 ?????? (2/ hryvnia) and the NB ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Mafeking Diary A Black Man's View of a White Man's War   by Sol T. Plaatje, Edited by John L. Comaroff 1990 - 174 pages Soft Cover in Good Condition This diary offers a view of the siege of Mafeking, one of the most famous sieges of the South African War. The author, Sol Plaatje, was one of the founders of the African National Congress in 1912. Additional material from oral and archival research has also been incorporated into this edition. South Africa: David Philip