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In circulation since January 3, 2008.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 5 |
925 standard silver |
15.55 |
33.00 |
"proof" |
grooved |
15 000 |
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The coin is dedicated to
the Year of the Rat, one of the animal-symbols of the Chinesel calendar, which is
based on the twelve year cycle of the Jupiter, the largest planet of the Solar
system.
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On the coin obverse
within
setting made of a conventionalized vegetable ornamentation there
are inscriptions:ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ/ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ/ 5/ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (National Bank /of
Ukraine/ 5/ Hryvnia); above there is the small
National
Emblem of Ukraine, beneath: 2008, the coin issue year, as well as
Ag 925, the designation of metal; 15,55g, its weight in fineness and the NBU Mint logotype.
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On the coin reverse
there is depicted a rat made in a technique of a cheap popular print within
a vegetable ornamentation setting (a rat's eye is decorated with 0,01carat
diamond). Both above and below this
composition there is a depiction of contour figures of all 12 symbols of the
Oriental calendar.
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Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk and Serhii Kharuk.
Sculptor: Anatolii Demianenko.
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