UKRAINE 50 HRYVNAS 200 YEARS OF THE NIKITSKY BOTANICAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine 50 hryvnas 200 Years of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden Crimea 2012 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2012 Weight:   500 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   50 hryvnias Dimensions:   85     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   1000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box The commemorative coin is dedicated to one of the oldest scientific research institutions of our country - the Nikitsky Botanical Garden that was founded in 1812 on the Cape Martian close to Yalta. The Garden is a unique collection of the local and world flora, a paragon of the landscape architecture, a sui generis museum under the open sky with about 20 thousand species of plants from different areas of the globe.On the obverse of the coin: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription ???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre, against the background of a conventionalized ornamental pattern of flowers and leaves, there is a portrait bust of the founder and first director of the garden with indication of his name thereunder ???????? ?????? (Christian Steven); below there are the coin issue year indication 2012 and the crescent-like legend - ?`??????? ??????? (fifty hryvnias) on the silver coinOn the reverse of the coin there are depicted: a pond with a fountain in the middle; against the background of waterscape, in the middle distance, a garden part with a pavilion; against the background of the pond below - the legend ?????????? / ?????????? ??? / 1812-2012 (Nikitsky / Botanical Garden / 1812-2012). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.