UKRAINE 2 UAH 80 YEARS DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE STATEHOOD IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 2 UAH 80 Years Declaration Independence Statehood nickel silver 1998 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   1998 Weight:   12.8 CoA:   No Face Value:   2 hryvnias Dimensions:   31     Quality:   uncirculated     Mintage:   50000   Coin has some scratches and oxides (please check photos of item) The commemorative coin of 2 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Declaration of Independence of Ukrainian People`s Republic by the 4th Central Rada UniversalOn the coin obverse there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine. On the left and on right from the National Emblem, there is a depiction of a worker with a hammer near forge iron and a peasant woman with a sickle and sheaf against a background of a tree crown; they hold a baby - symbol of the young state. This three-figured composition is an adapted version of Heorhyi Narbut`s graphic works. Above, there is a two-line inscription: ??????? (Ukraine) 1998; underneath, there is a two-line inscription 2 ?????? (2 Hryvnias).On the coin reverse at the center, there is a depiction of the Pedagogical museum - the headquarters of the Central Rada in 1917-1918. In front of the building at its both sides there are figures of two gunner-guards with rifles. Under the depiction, there is a four line legend: 80 ????? ? ??? ???????????? ???????????? 1918. Above, around the circumference there is an inscription: ?????????? ??????? ??????????. All inscriptions are made with a print, developed by H.Narbut, the artist of first Ukrainian banknotes of 1917-1920 ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.