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Issued into circulation on July 25, 2007.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 2 |
German silver |
12.8 |
31.0 |
special uncirculated |
grooved |
35 000 |
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The coin is dedicated to the orienteering, which as a sport originated in
Scandinavia more than 100 years ago. The coin was issued on the occasion of
the World Orienteering Championship held in Kyiv in August 2007.
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On the obverse against the glass background there is the Small National
Emblem of Ukraine, under which there is the inscription: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ / ÁÀÍÊ
ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine), marking of sportsman's route (on the
right), the conventionalized depiction of the compass (on the left), below
there is the coin face value - 2 ÃÐÈÂͲ (2 Hryvnias), as well as the
National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype.
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On the coin reverse
there is a running sportsman holding a map in his hand and the
inscription: ÑÏÎÐÒÈÂÍÅ (Sport) (horizontal) ÎвªÍÒÓÂÀÍÍß (Orienteering)
(vertical).
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Artist and sculptor: Sviatoslav Ivanenko.  |
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