80 Years of Declaration of Ukrainian Republic Independence
The commemorative coin of 2 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Declaration of Independence of Ukrainian People's Republic by the 4th Central Rada Universal. In circulation since March 20, 1998.
Obverse:
On the coin obverse there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine. At the left and the right from the State Emblem, there is a depiction of a worker with a hammer near forge iron and a peasant woman with a sickle and sheaf against a background of tree crown; they hold a baby - symbol of the young state. This three-figured composition is an adapted version of Heorhyi Narbut's graphic works. Above, there is a two-line inscription: УКРАЇНА 1998; underneath, there is a two-line inscription 2 ГРИВНІ.
Reverse:
On the coin reverse at the center, there is a depiction of the Pedagogical museum - the headquarters of the Central Rada in 1917-1918. Before the building at its both sides there are figures of two gunner-guards with rifles. Under the depiction, there is a four-line legend: 80 РОКІВ З ДНЯ ПРОГОЛОШЕННЯ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ 1918. Above, around the circumference there is an inscription: УКРАЇНСЬКА НАРОДНА РЕСПУБЛІКА. All inscriptions are made with a print, developed by H.Narbut, the artist of first Ukrainian banknotes of 1917-1920.