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Issued into circulation on January 2, 2007.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 5 |
925 standard silver |
15.55 |
33.00 |
"proof" |
grooved |
15 000 |
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The commemorative coin is dedicated to the Year of the Pig – one of the years
of the Chinese calendar based on the twelve-year cycle of the Jupiter
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On the obverse of the coin,
bordered by a primitivism style vegetative ornament, there are the
inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ / 5 / ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (Ukraine, 5 hryvnias); above – the Small
National Emblem of Ukraine with the inscription over it: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ
ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine), below – the year of the coin issue –
2007, the indication of metal and its fineness – Ag 925, weight in fineness
– 15.55 and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
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On the reverse of the
coin there is a lubok-print-like depiction of a pig surrounded by
conventionalized vegetative ornaments. Above and below this composition
there are small silhouettes of all 12 animal symbols of the Chinese
calendar.
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Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk and Serhii Kharuk.
Sculptors: Roman Chaikovskyi and Volodymyr Demianenko.
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