UKRAINE 10 HRYVNAS SPAS ORTHODOX FEAST RITUAL HOLIDAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 10 hryvnas SPAS Orthodox Feast Ritual Holidays Silver Coin 2010 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2010 Weight:   31,1 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   10 hryvnias Dimensions:   38,6     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   10,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Series: Ritual Holidays of UkraineThe commemorative coin is dedicated to one of the major Orthodox feasts - the Transfiguration of Jesus (in common parlance - Spas, i.e. the Savior`s Feast) when grapes, apples, honey and other food are blessed by sprinkling with holy water.Obverse: above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular legend: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there is the composition symbolizing the Savior`s Feast and consisting of an honeycomb frame against an amulet bunch of flowers with a sunflower above; to the left and right thereof there are depicted conventionalized cornucopias replete with apples, pears, grapes, etc.; below there is the legend: 10/¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/2010 (10 hryvnias) together with the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo.Reverse: there is the multi-figure composition of peasants in preparation for the act of blessing the gifts of nature with holy water; below there is a beehive; above there are the symbol of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the bow-shaped inscription ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ (Feast of Spas). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.