UKRAINE 5 HRYVNAS CENTENARY POET M.VOLOSHIN HOUSE NICKEL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 5 hryvnas Centenary Poet M.Voloshin House 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:   20000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the centenary of construction completion of the House of a Poet. In Koktebel, on the very shore of a picturesque bight, at the foot of the dateless extinct volcano Kara Dag, there is an unusual house preserving a lot of real objects and legends of the 20th century, founded by Maximilian Voloshin for communication and creative work. The House has been visited by representatives of many generations of the creative intellectuals. On the obverse there are: the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above); in the centre there is the image of the House of a Poet with the silhouettes of people before it representing the `hospitality spirit` of the good host`s residence; thereunder is the inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (House of the poet M.Voloshin) with the coin issue year indication 2013 to the right thereof; below there are the mark of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint and the coin face value ¿`¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (five hryvnias). On the reverse there is depicted the working artist`s silhouette against the background of the waterscape with the lines from his poem exposing the kernel of Maximilian Voloshin`s creative work of a poet and artist ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, / ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿, / ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ / ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ / ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ / ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (The door is open, / Cross the threshold, / My home / Is exposed / In advance / To every road¿); below there is the legend ¿¿ 100-¿¿¿¿¿ (on the occasion of the 100th anniversary). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.