2 Hryvni (Ivan Franko) 2006 front 2 Hryvni (Ivan Franko) 2006 back
2 Hryvni (Ivan Franko) 2006 photo
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2 Hryvni Ivan Franko

2006 year
Nickel brass (German silver) 12.8 g 31 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2006
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#29583
Rarity index
39%

Reverse

There is a portrait of Ivan Franko, to the left and to the right of the portrait there are lumps of the shattered rock and inscriptions: ІВАН ФРАНКО (Ivan Franko) on the left and years of his life – 1856 / 1916 (on the right).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ІВАН ФРАНКО
1856 - 1916

Engraver: Roman Chaikovskyi

Designer: Roman Chaikovskyi

Edge

Reeded

Comment

These commemorative coin is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of birth of Ivan Yakovych Franko (1856-1916) – a prominent Ukrainian writer, publicist, public and political figure, D. Sc. in Philosophy. His talent was not limited to the national framework, he wrote in the Ukrainian, Polish and German languages. Poetry, prose, drama, scientific works, journalism - Ivan Franko rose to the highest pitch of greatness in everything. His contribution to the development of the Ukrainian journalism, literature and theater studies, folkloristics and ethnography is invaluable.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 2 Hryvni (Ivan Franko) 2006 from Ukraine is that it features an image of Ivan Franko, a prominent Ukrainian writer, poet, and political activist, on its obverse side. Franko was a key figure in the Ukrainian national revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his works continue to be widely read and studied in Ukraine today. The coin's reverse side features a depiction of the Ukrainian coat of arms.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2006  45000 - - - - - -

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