UKRAINE 5 HRYVNIA ST. ANDREWS CHURCH (KYIV) BAROQUE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 5 hryvnia St. Andrewﾒs church (Kyiv) baroque Rastrelli nickel coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2011 Weight: 16.54 CoA: No Face Value: 5 hryvnias Dimensions: 35 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 45000 New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to an architectural pearl of Kyiv built in the middle of the XVIIIth century in the style of Baroque to a design by prominent architect F.B.Rastrelli, i.e. to the St. Andrews Church. The church`s sophisticated outlines, clear-cut proportions, splendid harmony of forms and surrounding landscape won it general recognition and fame. Obverse: above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the three-line legend: ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder; lower there is depicted a fragment of Baroque embossment on which an emphasis was put in decoration of the interior of the church; beneath there are the coin face values and issue year: 5/???????/2011 (5 hryvnias) Lower there is the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo. Reverse: there are the St.Andrew`s Church image and legends: ???? (Kyiv) against the background of the church, ??????????? ?????? (St. Andrew`s Church) to the left, semicircular, and XVIII ??. (XVIII century) to the right, vertical. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.