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Issued into circulation on January 14, 2009.
Technical description
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Face value
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 commemorative coin is dedicated to Pavlo Platonovych Chubynskyi, an
ethnographer, folklorist, poet and public figure, who is the author of the
Anthem of Ukraine “Ukraine’s glory hasn’t perished, nor her freedom…”. Pavlo
Platonovych held deservedly an important position within the pleiad of the
public figures and scientists of the second part of the XIX century, the
Herculean efforts whereof made the national rebirth of Ukraine possible. As
one of the founders of Ukrainian ethnographic science he was in charge of
the ethnographic expeditions researching Ukraine, Russia and Moldavia.
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On the coin obverse
there are: the Small State Emblem of Ukraine (above) on the left and right
hand side whereof there is conventionalized vegetable ornamentation with the
composition symbolizing ethnographic researches of the scientist – folk
musical instruments, the symbols of Hetman’s authority etc. – in the centre
with the inscription ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ/ ÁÀÍÊ/ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine)
above; the inscription 2/ ÃÐÈÂͲ/ 2009 (2/Hryvnias/2009) and the logotype of
the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (below).
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On the coin reverse
there is Pavlo Chubynskyi’s portrait within the ornamental frame together
with the semicircular inscription ÏÀÂËÎ ×ÓÁÈÍÑÜÊÈÉ (Pavlo Chubynskyi) (above)
and the years of life 1839 (on the left), 1884 (on the right).
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Artist and sculptor - Volodymyr Atamanchuk.
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