Put into circulation: July 15, 2015
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Denomination
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Metal
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Weight, g
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Diameter, mm
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Quality class of coinage
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edge
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Mintage, pcs
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2
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nickel silver |
12.8 |
31
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special uncirculated |
corrugated |
30000 |
Series : Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine
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| The coin
is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Andrei Sheptytskyi
(his non-religious name is Roman-Maria-Aleksander), a clergyman
prominent, political and public figure, philanthropist and metropolitan of the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which contributed to the national self-preservation of the Ukrainian people. He
Sheptytskyi's sacrificial work that sought mutual understanding
in the Christian world and the construction of peace between the Churches
Eastern and Western, his ecumenical ideas were far ahead of
your time. |
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Obverse : above
represents the Small Shield of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription
???????????? ???? ??????? (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center - the composition with clerical attributes; below - the face value 2 / ?????? (2 / hryvnias) and the year of issue - 2015; there is the mark of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (on the right).
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Reverse : Andrei Sheptytskyi is depicted sitting in an armchair with a book on his lap; there is a miter on the left; to
On the right there are semicircular inscriptions: ???????????? ??????
???????????? (metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyi) (below) and 1865 - 1944
(above).
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Designer : Mykola Kochubei
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Engraver : Volodymyr Atamanchuk
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