UKRAINE 2 UAH, IVAN FRANKO, WRITER, PUBLICIST, STONE-BREAKER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 2 UAH, Ivan Franko, writer, publicist, stone-breaker 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:   45000   New coin with capsule These jubilee coins are dedicated to the 150th anniversary of birth of Ivan Yakovych Franko (1856-1916) ¿ a prominent Ukrainian writer, publicist, public and political figure, D. Sc. in Philosophy. His talent was not limited to the national framework, he wrote in the Ukrainian, Polish and German languages. Poetry, prose, drama, scientific works, journalism - Ivan Franko rose to the highest pitch of greatness in everything. His contribution to the development of the Ukrainian journalism, literature and theater studies, folkloristics and ethnography is invaluable. On the obverse of both coins there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine placed on the left above, in the center ¿ a ¿kameniar¿ (stone-breaker) shattering a rock, thereunder ¿ the year of the coin issue ¿ 2006. The semicircular inscriptions say: on the silver coin ¿ ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine) above and ?¿??? ??????? (five hryvnias) below, the indication of metal and its fineness ¿ Ag 925, weight in fineness ¿ 15.55 g; on ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.