Ukraine 5 Griven Struve Geodetic Arc (to the 200th anniversary of the start of the astronomical and geodetic works) coin 2016
Denomination 5
Metal nickel silver
Weight 16.54
Diameter, mm 31
Mintage, 35000
Is dedicated to 200th anniversary of the start of the astronomical and geodetic works on objects geodesic arc Struve. Struve Geodetic Arc - triangulation measuring points were used to determine the parameters of the Earth, its shape and size, unique object UNESCO World Heritage Site - the first ever UNESCO Scientific memorial culture, passing through 10 European countries. He created this unique object eminent astronomer Friedrich Struve.
Obverse: above the small State Emblem of Ukraine, left semicircular inscription - UKRAINE, under which - the year of issue 2016, below face value 5 / logo and UAH Mint National Bank of Ukraine; the dark background there Geodetic theodolite, the right of which - schematic triangulation and names of countries through which the arc Struve: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA.
Reverse against the dark background portrait Struve, right from which semicircular inscriptions: Struve Geodetic Arc / 1816 - 1855 - the years during which the measurements were carried out; left of the portrait - a stylized composition: against Struve Arc geographical map and inscriptions FUHLENES, 2822 km (top) and old NEKRASIVKA (below).
Ukraine 2 UAH Agatangel coin 2021 year
Denomination 2
Metal nickel silver
Weight 12.8
Diameter, mm 32
Mintage, 35000
Series: Outstanding personalities of Ukraine
Dedicated to the Ukrainian historian, Slavic scholar, linguist, orientalist, writer, translator, one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and one of the first academicians - Agatangel . Fluent in almost sixty languages, mostly Eastern, as well as knowing all the dialectal features of the Ukrainian language, he made a significant contribution to Ukrainian Oriental Studies and Ukrainian Studies. uniqueness as a phenomenon in world culture was marked by the decision of the UNESCO General Assembly to include this prominent figure in the list of the most prominent figures of mankind.
On the obverse of the coin there are: at the top - a small State Emblem of Ukraine, to the right of which the inscriptions: UKRAINE / 2 HRYVNI / 2021; a composition that symbolizes the activity of an orientalist and a source of knowledge - a geometric decoration of open books, consisting of a multi-rayed star, in the center of which A. words: I UNDERSTAND, / WHAT I HAVE TO BE / UKRAINOPHILIS - under the quote - facsimile A ; logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (bottom right).
On the reverse of the coin against the background of vertical lines that bring a certain drama and symbolize the tragic fate of the scientist, a portrait of Agatangel is depicted, under the portrait diagonally placed inscriptions: AGATANGEL (left), ; below the years of his life - 1871-1942.