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Jubilee Coin "2500 Years of Yevpatoria"

In circulation since July 24, 2003. 

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
5 German silver 16.54 35.0 ordinary incised 30 000

Jubilee coin of 5 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to 2500 Years of the ancient town of Yevpatoria. At the turn of 6-th and 5-th centuries B.C. in the period of Greek colonization, an ancient town of Cerkinitidus appeared there. It was first mentioned in written sources by Hekateus of Milett, later - by Herodotus, Arrian. Now,  Yevpatoria is the all-Ukrainian children health resort and balneotherapeutic health resort.
The coin continues "Ancient cities of Ukraine " series
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On the coin obverse there is a conventionalized depiction of the sun and sea, above - there is the mintage year of 2003 is depicted, under which there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine, inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ, 5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ, as well as the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.

On the coin reverse upon the sea background at the coin's upper part  there is a collage made of depictions of architectural monuments and modern structures; at the centre there is a two-lined inscription: ªÂÏÀÒÎвß, 2500 ðîê³â, in the foreground there is an amphora with a sea- gull sitting on it.


Artist and sculptor: Volodymyr Atamanchuk.

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