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Volodymyr Filatov

The coin is dedicated to 130th anniversary of Volodymyr P.Filatov, an outstanding ophthalmologist and a surgeon whose greatest discovery was a tissue therapy - a principally new medical treatment method. Volodymyr Filatov is a brilliant representative of a Pleiad of scientists who have enriched world medical science with distinguished achievements. He was a founder of the national scientific school of ophthalmologists, a foundation initiator and a director of Odesa scientific and research institute for eye-diseases and tissue therapy. In circulation since January 12, 2005.

Ukraine 2005 Volodymyr Filatov Nickel silver
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On the coin obverse there is a depiction of a conventionalized diagram of a man's eye optical system and 2 ГРИВНІ, the coin face value; above there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine under which there is a semicircular УКРАЇНА inscription, beneath - 2005 (the coin mintage year) and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse there is a portrait of Volodymyr Filatov, displaced right from the centre; left there is an inscription ВОЛОДИМИР ФІЛАТОВ 1875/1956, made as a chart for eyesight checking.
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UA281CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 347
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€15
Mintage: 
20000
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12.8g
Diameter: 
31mm
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