2 Hryvni (Volodymyr Vernadsky) 2003 front 2 Hryvni (Volodymyr Vernadsky) 2003 back
2 Hryvni (Volodymyr Vernadsky) 2003 photo
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2 Hryvni Volodymyr Vernadsky

2003 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
2003
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#14413
Rarity index
56%

Reverse

There is a portrait of Volodymyr I.Vernadskyi (on the right); around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: В.І. ВЕРНАДСЬКИЙ (Volodymyr I.Vernadskyi -on the left and 1863-1945, his years of life made in two lines.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Академік В.І. ВЕРНАДСЬКИЙ
1863 - 1945

Translation:
Academician V.I. Vernadsky
1863 - 1945

Engraver: Volodymyr Atamanchuk

Designer: Mykola Kochubei

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is dedicated to Volodymyr Vernadskyi (12.03.1863–06.01.1945), an outstanding natural scientist and thinker; the founder of such modern sciences about the Earth, as geochemistry and biochemistry, an academician and the first president of the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (1919). His ideas played an important role in formation of the present-day scientific picture of the world and his doctrine on interrelation of the nature and the society influenced the formation of contemporary ecological perception.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 2 Hryvni (Volodymyr Vernadsky) 2003 from Ukraine is that it features an image of Volodymyr Vernadsky, a prominent Ukrainian scientist and philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry, physics, and philosophy. He is considered one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and is celebrated for his work on the theory of the structure of matter and his advocacy for the use of the Ukrainian language in scientific and cultural contexts. The coin's design serves as a tribute to Vernadsky's legacy and contributions to Ukrainian society.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2003  30000 - - - - - -

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