Last modification 15-11-2004
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Commemorative Coins "Potamon Tauricum"

In circulation since since August 2, 2000.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
10 925 high standard silver 31.1 38.61 "proof" incised 5 000
2 German silver 12.8 31.0 ordinary incised 50 000

Commemorative coins of 10 and 2 Hryvnias denomination are dedicated to the relic species - the only representative of Potamon Tauricum in the fauna of Ukraine.
The coin continues "Flora and Fauna"series
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On the coin obverse there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine in the garland made of various species of flora and fauna; the Mint logo and the inscriptions:
On the silver coin - ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ / 10 / ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ / 2000, Ag 925,  31,1.
On the coin of German silver - ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ / 2 / ÃÐÈÂͲ.

On the coin reverse there is a depiction of a potamon tauticum and a snail among the aquatic plant and the circular inscriptions: ÏвÑÍÎÂÎÄÍÈÉ ÊÐÀÁ / POTAMON TAURICUM.


Artist and sculptor Volodymyr Demyanenko.

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