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Issued into circulation on February 27, 2009.
Technical description
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Face value
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight, g |
Diameter, mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage, pieces |
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| 5 |
Ag 925 |
15.55 |
33.0 |
proof |
Smooth with in-depth legend Ag 925 |
5 000 |
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The Jubilee coin is dedicated to 150th anniversary of Sholem Aleichem,
the world known author, playwright and educator, whose works combine humor
and lyricism
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On the coin obverse: above
there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine with the semicircular legend
ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine), in the centre – the
conventionalized composition: against the background of book sheets - Sholem
Aleichem`s personal signet with a fragmentary cartoon regarding his creative
work (on the right), below there are the coin face value and issue year - 5
ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/2009 (5 hryvnias/2009).
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On the coin reverse:
there are Sholem Aleichem`s portrait and inscriptions in circumference:
above - ÌÈÐ ÂÀÌ (peace be with you), below – 1859-1916, on the right –
ØÎËÎÌ-ÀËÅÉÕÅÌ (Sholem Aleichem), on the left – ÐÀÁÈÍÎÂÈ× ØÎËÎÌ (Rabinovich
Sholem), being the latter two stylized and in Ukrainian.
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Artists - Borys Hrudenko, Yulia Skoblikova.
Sculptors - Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk. |