2 Hryvni Mykola Kostomarov

Reverse

There is a portrait of Mykola Kostomarov, to the left of which are the writer's signature and the years of his birth and death: 1817/1885; above is the semicircular legend МИКОЛА КОСТОМАРОВ (Mykola Kostomarov).

Scripts: Cyrillic, Cyrillic (cursive)

Lettering:
МИКОЛА КОСТОМАРОВ
1817 - 1885

Engraver: Anatolii Demianenko

Designer: Anatolii Demianenko

Edge

Reeded

Comment

This coin commemoratives Mykola Kostomarov, a public figure, historian, archeographer, ethnographer, folklore specialist, writer and publicist. A member of many scientific organizations, Mykola Kostomarov was the ideologist of the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius, as well as the author of 'A Book on the Existence of the Ukrainian People', which set out the brotherhood's program. Mykola Kostomarov advocated for the right of the Ukrainian language and literature to develop independently and freely. He was a prolific writer who left behind dozens of volumes of poetry, tales, stories, as well as popular scientific and polemic articles.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2017	25000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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