2 Hryvni Kharkiv Zoo

2015 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	2015
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#71959
Rarity index	36%

Reverse

In the center against the background of the conventionalized image of the city of Kharkiv there are depicted the elephant holding the a flower in its trunk.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ ЗООПАРК
120 РОКІВ

Engraver: Volodymyr Demianenko

Designer: Volodymyr Demianenko

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin commemorates one of the oldest zoos in Europe, which performs cultural and educational functions and is the an architectural landmark of Kharkiv. The zoo is located in the city center, occupying the an area of 22 hectares and comprising about 400 species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Among them, there are 145 rare and endangered species listed in the International Red List of Threatened Species and the Red List of Threatened Species of Ukraine. In 1925, Kharkiv Zoo was the first in Ukraine to buy for its collection the a representative of one of the largest animals in the world - the elephant.

Souvenir packaging

Interesting fact

The Kharkiv Zoo coin is a non-circulating coin, meaning it's not meant to be used as regular currency. Instead, it's a collectible item that's often bought and sold by coin collectors.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2015	25000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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