2 Hryvni (Yosyp Slipyi) 2017 front 2 Hryvni (Yosyp Slipyi) 2017 back
2 Hryvni (Yosyp Slipyi) 2017 photo
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2 Hryvni Yosyp Slipyi

2017 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
2017
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#115744
Rarity index
46%

Reverse

A portrait of Josef Slipyj, which appears to be squeezed between the edges of two matt planes symbolizing the patriarch's martyrdom and self-sacrifice; on each side of the portrait are words from Josef Slipyj's testament.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ПАТРІАРХ ЙОСИФ СЛІПИЙ
1892 - 1984

Engravers: Demyanenko Anatoly, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

Edge

Reeded

Comment

This coin commemorates Josef Slipyj (born Yosyp Kobernytskyi-Dychkovskyi). A church leader, a public figure, a pedagogue, a patron of the arts and a theologian, Josef Slipyj was the patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1975 to 1984. Josef Slipyj, who symbolizes the indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian people, strived to unite Ukrainians throughout the world.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 2 Hryvni (Yosyp Slipyi) 2017 from Ukraine is that it features an image of Yosyp Slipyi, a prominent Ukrainian Catholic hierarch and a leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on its obverse side.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2017  35000 - - - - - -

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