Last modification 24-11-2009
... Home   ...Commemorative and jubilee coins
Jubilee Coin "On Motifs of N.V.Gogol’s Work “Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka"

Issued into circulation on August 10, 2009.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
50 Ag 999 500,0 85,0 special uncirculated Smooth with in-depth legend indicating the metal, its fineness - Ag 999, weight in fineness - 500 g and the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype. up to 1 500

The jubilee coin is dedicated to the creative work of N.Gogol (Ukr. - Mykola Hohol) who made a poetical image of the Ukrainian people and with an extraordinary artistic skill exposed the original Ukrainian character with the sense of humour habitual for it.  The lyrical representation of Ukraine made by him in “Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka” will always remain an integral part of the European literature.  The subject of one of the most outstanding stories of this collection, i.e. “Christmas Eve”, is the leitmotif of the coin composition. 

Further "Other coins"     ...Following
  by metal :   precious metals ...Following

On the obversethere is a circular grotesque composition “the story-teller and listeners” consisting of “Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka” characters; in its centre there is a portrait of N.Gogol with a quill pen in the hand; above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine); beneath there is the legend 50 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (50 hryvnias).

On the reversethere is a circular grotesque composition illustrating the “Christmas Eve” story; in the centre there is the Christmas Star with the candle in the middle thereof whose flame is imitated by the yellow sapphire.  Under the Star there is the semicircular inscription Í²× ÏÅÐÅÄ Ð²ÇÄÂÎÌ (Night before Christmas).  

 

 

 

Designers:  Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.

Engravers: obverse – Volodymyr Atamanchuk: reverse – Volodymyr Demianenko.