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100th Anniversary of the Ukranian Revolution: A 5 Hryven Nickel-Silver Commemorative
coin issued by the National Bank of Ukraine on 22.03.2017:
Ukraine is
a Republic in Eastern Europe. Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe,
bordered on the West by Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, on the Southwest by
Romania and Moldova, on the South by the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, on the East
and Northeast by Russia and on the North by Belarus.
The land is mostly
farmland and the main natural resources are various kinds of metals,
oil and natural gas and arable land. Although it is a relatively
diverse country, it is still majority Slavic with a large Russian population,
which has led to several ethnic conflicts in recent times.
The
Commemorative coin:
Events surrounding the
abdication of Czar Nicholas II on 15.03.1917, resulted in the initial Declaration
of Independence in the spring of 1917, but this Declaration was followed by a civil conflict and a short-lived
duration of Statehood.
The two faces of the coin commemorating the initial Declaration
of Independence shown against a backdrop of a crop field "ready for harvesting" symbolising that the conditions were "ripe" leading to the initial success of the Revolution
The National Bank of Ukraine
has issued a new Commemorative coin which celebrates the first
declaration of Ukranian Statehood, which occurred in the wake of the
dissolution of the Russian Empire in 1917. This coin commemorates the events
of 1917-1921, when the Ukrainian nation fought to restore and retain its
statehood.
During the Revolution, the
Ukranian People’s Republic, the Ukranian State and the West Ukranian People’s
Republic were created.
These
complex social and political events made a huge contribution to Ukraine’s
regaining its Independence in 1991.
The powerful spirit of
those times, together with historic transformations and changes, had, inter
alia, a significant impact on Art, which reflected confusion, worry and
social disturbances.
This coin has been
engraved in an avant-garde
style (The avant-garde originates
from the French “Advance guard” or “vanguard” and includes people or works that
are experimental, radical or unorthodox, with respect to art, culture and
society. The avant gardist pushes the
boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the
cultural realm), which calls to mind the world famous avant-gardists, whose
birth, upbringing, self-awareness and national traditions are connected with
Ukraine who include David Burliuk, Kazimir Malevich, Vladmir Tatlin, Aleksandra
Ekster, Vasyl Yermilov, Alexander Bogomazov et al.
This coin has been minted
by the Ukranian Banknote and Minting Works on behalf of the National Bank
of Ukraine.
The Reverse of the 5
Hryven Coin depicts a stylised and colourised composition of a dynamic
moving standard/flag bearer of the blue-and yellow Ukranian flag
(pad-printed).
In the background, columns
of demonstrators with flags and banners symbolise that dramatic historical
period in Ukraine, with its mass rallies, slogans and calls for Independence,
liberty and freedom.
The stylised
inscription is the lettering “YKPAIHCbKAPEBOrHO LI IR (Reverse)” (which
roughly translates as “UKRANIAN REVOLUTION”) which appears on the upper
periphery above the chief design, while the dates “1917-1921” appear on the
lower periphery below the main image.
The Obverse of the 5
Hryven Coin includes a depiction of the State Emblem of Ukraine
and the year of issue “2017” against a dark background composition which depicts
the Ukranian flag with a trident in the centre, under which is a
composition signifying a shattered broken Russian Empire, including a
representation of a toppled Imperial Crown seen lying on the ground (on
the lower periphery of the coin). On the upper periphery is the lettering
YKPAIHA, 5 rPNBEHb, 2017” (translating roughly as “Ukraine, 5 Hryven, 2017”).
The mintmark of the
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote and Minting Works is engraved on the centre
left periphery.
The Designers of this coin are Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk
and Serhii Kharuk.
The Engravers of this coin are Volodymyr Demianenko and Volodymyr
Atamanchuk
The specifications of this coin are:
Name
of issuing country: Ukraine; Year of issue: 2017; Denominational
value: 5 Hryven; Metallic
composition: Nickel-Silver; Weight:
16.54 grams; Diameter: 35.0
mm; Shape: Round; Orientation: Medal alignment; Edge: Corrugated. Mintage Limit:
35,000 pieces.
(I am in the process of compiling the links to all the posts on East European states on this blog & will put them up ASAP.)
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