UKRAINE 5 UAH CARTWRIGHT, STELMAKH, FOLK CRAFT WHEEL-MAKER, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 5 UAH Cartwright, Stelmakh, Folk Craft Wheel-Maker, 2009 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2009 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 the profession of a woodcraftsman occupied in production of wheels, sledges, carts, shaft bows, etc. The craft has been known in Ukraine since a great while ago and was among the most widespread ones. On the obverse above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the conventionalized legend: ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder; in the centre there are depicted in a conventionalized manner two cockerels and (to the right and left of them) products of the cartwright craft - carts, yokes, wheels, sledges, yoke locking pins. The ornamental central part of the obverse contains the following legend: 5/???????/2009 (5 hryvnias) (on the German silver one). On the reverse there is depicted a woodcraftsman hewing wood to make a cart detail. Above, against the background of a conventionalized board, there is the legend ???????? (Cartwright). To the left and right of the central composition there are ornamental patterns. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.