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Commemorative Coins "Holodomor – Genocide of the Ukrainian People"

In circulation on November 23, 2007.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
20 silver 925  62.2 50.0 special uncirculated  Set of grooves Up to 10 000
5 German silver 16.54 35.0 special uncirculated Set of grooves 75 000

Both coins were struck with the use of greening (patina making) technology.

The coins have been issued to commemorate the victims of Holodomor (deliberately provoked famine in Ukraine in 1932 – 1933).

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On the obverse of both coins in the center there is the image of a girl with corn gleanings in hands standing in the stubble-field, on her both sides – the viburnum branches. There is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine on the left, the coin issue year: 2007 on the right and semi-circular legends: on the silver coin – ÄÂÀÄÖßÒÜ 20 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (twenty 20 hryvnias), the indication of the metal, its fineness – Ag 925, and the coin weight in fineness 62.2; on the German silver coin – Ï’ßÒÜ 5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (Five 5 hryvnias), on both coins there is the semi-circular legend – ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine) – as well as the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.


 



 

On the reverse of both coins against the background of candle lights there is the image of the cross with the stork inside and circumferential legends: ÃÎËÎÄÎÌÎÐ – ÃÅÍÎÖÈÄ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÑÜÊÎÃÎ ÍÀÐÎÄÓ 1932 ÏÀÌ’ßÒÀÉÌÎ! 1933 (Holodomor –Genocide of the Ukrainian People 1932 Remember! 1933).

 


Authors of the design: A.Haidamaka, P.Drozdovskyi, M.Obeziuk.  Artist: M.Kochubei.
Sculptors: R.Chaikovskyi, V.Atamanchuk, V.Demianenko.