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Ukrainian folk dance, Hopak
The commemorative coin is dedicated to the Hopak, a Ukrainian folk dance, the performance whereof includes various steps of choreographic improvisation. The dance may be solitary, couple or group one. The Hopak quite often happens to be of a majestic, heroic character.
Obverse:
there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular description НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine), a couple caught up in the stylized swirl of a dance and the following legends beneath: П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) as well as the issue year - 2011 (to the right). On the 5 hryvnia coin there is the logo of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
Reverse:
there is depicted a dancing Cossack with a sable to whose left there is stylized ornament.
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Country:
Ukraine
Catalog ID:
UA538CM1
Value:
€4
Mintage:
45000
Quality:
BU
Face value:
5 hryvnen
Weight:
16.5g
Diameter:
35mm
Year:
2011
Type:
Commemorative coin
Shape and style:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Source of information:
National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua