2 000 000 Karbovantsiv (Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant) 1996 front 2 000 000 Karbovantsiv (Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant) 1996 back
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2 000 000 Karbovantsiv Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

1996 year
Silver (.925) 33.63 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Issuing bank
National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1996
Value
2 000 000 Karbovantsiv (2 000 000 карбованців) (2 000 000&nbspUAK)
Currency
Karbovanets (1992-1996)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
33.63 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Thickness
3.28 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
16 September 1996
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#67942
Rarity index
80%

Reverse

There is a bell depiction in the coin center with the inscription ЧОРНОБИЛЬ upon it. Beneath the bell there is a strip with the inscription 1986-1996. On the background there are flying cranes: three - left from the bell and two - to its right. Around the coin circumference there is an inscription: ТРАГЕДІЯ ПОДВИГ ЗАСТЕРЕЖЕННЯ. Words are separated with dots from one another and from the strip.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ·ТРАГЕДІЯ·ПОДВИГ·ЗАСТЕРЕЖЕННЯ·

Engraver: Robert Kotowicz

Designer: Serhii Minenok

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is sued to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, which occurred on April 26, 1986. The coin's design features an image of the power plant, along with the years 1986 and 1996, and the phrase "Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant" in Ukrainian. The coin's mintage was limited to 2,000,000 pieces, making it a rare and collectible item for numismatists and those interested in nuclear energy or disasters.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1996  10000 - - - - - -

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