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The commemorative coins are dedicated to  the profession of a woodcraftsman occupied in production of wheels, sledges, carts, shaft bows, etc. The craft has been known in Ukraine since a great while ago and was among the most widespread ones. Issued into circulation on December 28, 2009.
Ukraine 2009 Cartwright Nickel silver
Obverse: 
On the obverse above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the conventionalized legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder; in the centre there are depicted in a conventionalized manner two cockerels and (to the right and left of them) products of the cartwright craft - carts, yokes, wheels, sledges, yoke locking pins. The ornamental central part of the obverse contains the following legend: 5/ГРИВЕНЬ/2009 (5 hryvnias).
Reverse: 
On the reversethere is depicted a woodcraftsman hewing wood to make a cart detail. Above, against the background of a conventionalized board, there is the legend СТЕЛЬМАХ (Cartwright). To the left and right of the central composition there are ornamental patterns

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Ukraine 2009 Cartwright Nickel silver
Ukraine 2009 Cartwright Nickel silver
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UA484CM1
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€4
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45000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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