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Commemorative coins "Swallow's Nest"

Issued into circulation on May 28, 2008.

 
Face value Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
50 hryvnias Au 900 15,55 25,0 Proof smooth 4 000
10 hryvnias Ag 925 31.1 38.61 Proof grooved 5 000

The coin is dedicated to Swallow's Nest, one of the pearls of the Southern Crimea built in 1912 by the architectural engineer Sherwood.
 
The coin continues "Architectural monuments of Ukraine" series
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On the obverse of the coin there is a depiction of a sea wave and sea gull, above there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National bank of Ukraine) and the following inscriptions: on the coin made of gold: 50/ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/ 2008 (50/ Hryvnia/ 2008), as well as designation of the metal Au 900 and its weight in fineness -15,55; on the silver coin - - 10 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/ 2008 (10 Hryvnia/2008), designation of the metal Ag 925 and  31,1, its weight in fineness; on both coins there is the NBU Mint logotype.
 

On the reverse of both coins against the background of a mountain and sea there is depicted the architectural monument - Swallow's Nest resting on the rock and there is placed an inscription: ËÀÑÒ²Â×ÈÍÅ ÃͲÇÄÎ ( Swallow's Nest) (on the left).

 

 



Artists: obverse: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksander Kharuk, Serhii  Kharuk; reverse: Borys Hrudenko.
Sculptors: Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk.