2 Hryvni EBRD

1998 year


Nickel brass (German silver)	12.8 g	31 mm

Description

Issuer	Ukraine
Issuing bank	National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1998
Value	2 Hryvni 2 UAH = USD 0.049
Currency	Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (German silver)
Weight	12.8 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#67263
Rarity index	73%

Reverse

There is a logotype of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Kyiv in 1998, consisting of a depiction of the monument to the legendary founders of Kyiv and the EBRD logotype within a frame of inscriptions: EBRD ANNUAL MEETING (underneath), BOARD OF GOVERNORS (at the right), KYIV MAY 1998 (at the left).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
EBRD ANNUAL MEETING
KYIV MAY 1998

Engravers: Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

Designers: Natalia Domovytskykh, Oksana Teriokhina

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is dedicated to the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held in 1998 in the city of Kyiv.

This coin is the most expensive Ukrainian coin made from non precious metal. Average price in Ukraine is around 250-300$.
There are many counterfeits of this coin.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which was established in 1991 to support the development of the private sector in Eastern Europe. The coin's design features the EBRD's logo on one side and the Ukrainian coat of arms on the other.