UKRAINE 5 UAH SPAS, RELIGION HOLIDAY ORTHODOX FEASTS 2010 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 5 UAH SPAS, Religion Holiday Orthodox feasts 2010 Coin Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2010 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 one of the major Orthodox feasts - the Transfiguration of Jesus (in common parlance - Spas, i.e. the Savior`s Feast) when grapes, apples, honey and other food are blessed by sprinkling with holy water. Obverse: above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular legend: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there is the composition symbolizing the Savior`s Feast and consisting of an honeycomb frame against an amulet bunch of flowers with a sunflower above; to the left and right thereof there are depicted conventionalized cornucopias replete with apples, pears, grapes, etc.; below there is the legend: 5/¿¿¿¿¿¿¿/2010 (5 hryvnias) together with the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo. Reverse: there is the multi-figure composition of peasants in preparation for the act of blessing the gifts of nature with holy water; below there is a beehive; above there are the symbol of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the bow-shaped. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.