Last modification 24-11-2005
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Commemorative Coin "Salamander"

In circulation since December 8, 2003.

Technical description

Denomination,
Hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
2  999,9 gold 1.24 13.92 improved smooth up to 10 000

The coin is dedicated to the speckled salamander, a representative of Caudate amphibious species, the only type of salamander species in the fauna of Ukraine, which natural habitat covers mountain and submontane regions of the Carpathian mountains.
The coin continues "The Smallest Golden Coin" series
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On the coin obverse within a bead circle there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine is depicted, above which there is the coin mintage year - 2003; circular inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ (above), 2 ÃÐÈÂͲ (beneath), as well as designation of metal - Au 999,9 (left), its weight 1,24 g and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine (right).

On the coin reverse there is the salamander depiction, around which there are circular inscriptions: ÑÀËÀÌÀÍÄÐÀ òà SALAMANDRA.


Artist and sculptor:  Volodymyr Demianenko.