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New Ukrainian coin Andrei Sheptytskyi

Wed, 2015-08-19 13:36 — ehobbex
New Ukrainian coin Andrei Sheptytskyi

On July 15th, 2015, the National Bank of Ukraine put the commemorative coin "Andrei Sheptytskyi" of 2 hryvnia face value into circulation from  coin series.

The coin is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Andrei Sheptytskyi (his unreligious name being Roman-Maria-Aleksander), a prominent cleric, political and public figure, philanthropist and the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who contributed to the national self-preservation of the Ukrainian people. Sheptytskyi`s self-sacrificing work reaching out for mutual understanding in the Christian world and building peace between the Eastern and Western Churches, his ecumenical ideas were well in advance of his time.

Obverse: 
Above there is depicted the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center - the composition with clerical attributes; below - the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) and the issue year - 2015; there is the mark of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (to the right).
 
Reverse: 
There is depicted Andrei Sheptytskyi sitting in an armchair with a book on his laps; there is a miter to the left; to the right there are semicircular inscriptions: МИТРОПОЛИТ АНДРЕЙ ШЕПТИЦЬКИЙ (Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyi) (below) and 1865 - 1944 (above).

The coin is made from German silver, quality− “special uncirculated”, weight – 12.8 g, diameter – 31.0 mm, mintage – 30,000 pieces. The coin edge is grooved.

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