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Sorochynsky Fair

Coins are dedicated to Sorochynsky Fair, a genuine trade festival which was poetized by Mykola V.Hohol in one of his tales of the "Nights at the khutor near Dykan'ka" series. In circulation since August 17, 2005.

Ukraine 2005 Sorochynsky Fair Nickel silver
Obverse: 
On the coin obverse in the centre and on the background of the Ukrainian landscape there is a depiction of Mykola V.Hohol and Rudy Pan'ko, his literary character, above there is a semicircular inscription: УКРАЇНА, beneath - the small State Emblem of Ukraine, 20-05, the coin mintage year and inscription:  5/ ГРИВЕНЬ and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse there is a multi -figured composition, typical for a country fair of 19th-20th centuries; above there is a semicircular inscription: СОРОЧИНСЬКИЙ ЯРМАРОК.
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Catalog ID: 
UA295CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 368
Value: 
€6
Mintage: 
60000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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