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Commemorative Coin "Oksana Petrusenko"

Issued into circulation on Febuary 5, 2010

Technical description

Face value
hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
5 Ag 925 15.55 33.0 Proof Smooth with in-depth legends: Ag 925 (metal and fineness), 15,55 (weight in fineness), NBU Mint logo 5 000

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Oksana Andriivna PETRUSENKO (1900-1940), an outstanding Ukrainian opera artist, one of the best performers of romances and Ukrainian folk song singers, which had a uniquely expressive voice of a large range and was very gifted with dramatics.

The coin continues "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series
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On the coin obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular legend ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine); below there is depicted a poppy flower against the background of the stave with music notation forming a circle; in the centre there is the legend 5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/2010 (5 hryvnias).

On the coin reverse: there is a portrait of Oksana Petrusenko dressed in a Ukrainian national costume, to the right whereof there are the inscriptions: the bow-shaped ÎÊÑÀÍÀ ÏÅÒÐÓÑÅÍÊÎ (Oksana Petrusenko) and 1900/1940 (the years of her life).

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.
Engravers: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Anatolii Demianenko.