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Jubilee Coin "The 90th Anniversary of the First Ukrainian Government"

Issued into circulation on December 27, 2007.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
2 German silver 12.8 31.0 special uncirculated grooved 35 000

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the first Government of Ukraine called the General Secretariat, that worked since June 15, 1917 to January 9, 1918. The General Secretariat Declaration developed under the chairmanship of Volodymyr Vinnychenko was the first document with a draft program for the Government. The First Universal (legal act) was assumed as the basis for drawing up the above-mentioned Declaration. It solemnly proclaimed a new social order of the free autonomous Ukraine in which "henceforth we ourselves shall arrange our life”.
The coin continues "Rebirth of Ukrainian Statehood" series
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On the coin obverse within a On the obverse the Small National Emblem of Ukraine is enclosed in a cartouche, against the background of a conventionalized composition made of fragments of banknotes of the early XX century with symbols of industries and culture of that time; the following inscriptions can be seen on the obverse: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ / ÁÀÍÊ / ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ / 2 ÃÐÈÂͲ / 2007 (National/ Bank /of Ukraine/ 2 Hryvnias/2007) as well as the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype.

 

On the coin reverse Volodymyr Vinnychenko is portrayed (on the right), a composition with a conventionalized decorative pattern is on the left, and the following inscriptions are placed: ÊȯÂ, /1917 Ð²Ê / ÏÅÐØÈÉ / ÓÐßÄ / ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ / 90 ÐÎʲ (Kyiv/ 1917 Year/ First/ Government/ of Ukraine) (on the left) and ÂÎËÎÄÈÌÈÐ / ÂÈÍÍÈ×ÅÍÊÎ / ÃÎËÎÂÀ / ÓÐßÄÓ (Volodymyr / Vinnychenko / Chairman/ of the Government) (on the right).


 

Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.
Sculptors: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Volodymyr Demianenko.