UKRAINE 2 UAH 100 YEARS WORLD AVIATION SKETCH LEONARDO DA IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 2 UAH 100 Years World Aviation sketch Leonardo da Vinci Plane Coin 2003 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2003 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   Coin has some scratches (please check photos of item) The coin is dedicated to 100th anniversary of the World Aviation. A human being used to dream on flying since many centuries, but practically, aviation (from the Latin: avis - bird) has started its development only in 20th century. The American mechanics, brothers Write were the first to put an internal-combustion engine inside an airplane. The first successful flight of their airplane took place on December 17, 1903. At the end of 30-s a jet-engine was invented. And since that time the aviation has been developing very rapidly. On the coin obverse against the background of the a terrestrial globe there is pictured a composition, symbolizing dynamics of air communication, the small National Emblem of Ukraine and the inscriptions: 2 ??????, 2003 (2 hryvnia/ 2003). Above and on the right there is a semicircular inscription: ??????? (Ukraine).Beneath there is the NBU Mint logotype. On the coin reverse there is a composition inside of which there is a biplan of the Wright brothers is depicted against the bac ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.