UKRAINE, 50 HRYVNAS, NESTOR - THE CHRONICL SPIRITUAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ukraine, 50 hryvnas, Nestor - the Chronicl Spiritual Treasures gold proof 2006 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2006 Weight:   15,55 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   50 hryvnias Dimensions:   25 mm     Quality:   Proof- like     Mintage:   5,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box The coin is dedicated to the Nestor the Chronicler, a thinker and annalist, author of the first hagiographic works of the Ancient Rus, whose Primary Chronicle or `Tale of Bygone Years` (1113) became the acme of his creative work.On the coin obverse there is depicted a conventionalized fragment of the Tale of Bygone Years page with its opening lines; the Small National Emblem of Ukraine is placed above in the centre of the coin, thereunder the inscription: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine), below there is the coin face value - 50 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (50 Hryvnias), the coin issue year - 2006, the metal and its fineness - Au 900, its weight in fineness - 15,55 g and the logotype of the National Emblem of Ukraine Mint.On the coin reverse there is depicted a conventionalized iconographic portrait of Nestor writing his chronicle, the vertical legend ¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Nestor - / the chronicler is placed to the right and the inscription: XI - XII ¿¿. (centuries) is placed below. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.