UKRAINE 5 HRYVNAS BATTLE OF THE DNIEPER WW II VICTORY 1943 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 5 hryvnas Battle of the Dnieper WW II Victory 1943 nickel silver 2013 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2013 Weight:   16.54 CoA:   No Face Value:   5 hryvnias Dimensions:   35     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to the offensive operations of September-December of 1943. These events became the accomplishment of the radical turn in the Great Patriotic War, i.e. of the battle of the Dnieper, in the course of which the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was liberated. The battle became the culmination in the liberation of Ukraine, had a significant influence on the subsequent course of the military operations and was conducive to the defeat of the fascist invaders. Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there is the composition symbolizing the victory: the figures 1943 with the image of fireworks above and a laurel wreath, ribbon and star below; to the right over the star there is the coin issue year indication 2013; below there is the bow-shaped inscription: ¿`¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (five hryvnias); to the right, there is the National Bank of Ukraine Mint mark.Reverse: there is a conventionalized dynamic composition consisting of the images of an offensive combat wherein different arms participate - tanks, infantry, artillery, aviation, Dnieper Military Flotilla and so on; the mirror-finished part of the reverse symbolizes the Dnieper river; above there is the inscription ¿¿¿¿¿ / ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Battle / of the Dnieper). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.