UKRAINE 2 HRYVNIA OLEKSIY ALCHEVSKY DONBAS INDUSTRIALIST IN SOUTH AFRICA

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.