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New Ukrainian coin 75 Years of the Sumy Oblast

Mon, 2014-01-13 23:20 — ehobbex
New Ukrainian coin 75 Years of the Sumy Oblast

On January 9th 2014, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation the commemorative coin “75 Years of the Sumy Oblast” 5 hryvnia face value, which continues the “Oblasts of Ukraine” series.

The coin is dedicated to an agro-industrial region situated in the north-eastern part of Left-Bank Ukraine. Sumshchyna is a natural treasury of interminable meadows, clear waters and abundant forests, a land of glorious history and Cossack traditions.

The coin was fabricated with making use of sophisticated bi-metal technology: outer circle – cupronickel alloy, inner circle – nordic (CuAl5Zn5Sn1), quality – “special uncirculated”, diameter – 28.0 mm, weight – 9.4 g, mintage – 20 000 pieces, edge – set of grooves.

Obverse: bears the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (above) with the semicircular inscriptions НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) above and П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) beneath; to the right there is the mark of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint; in the center there are depicted the Saviour`s Transfiguration Cathedral, Sumy Pavilion, sabre and powder horn, grain ears; to the right there is the coin issue year indication 2014.
 
Reverse: bears the Oblast coat of arms with the semicircular inscriptions: СУМСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ (Sumy Oblast) above and ЗАСНОВАНА У 1939 РОЦІ (established in 1939 year) below.

Source of information: National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua