


2 Hryvni Yuri Kondratyuk
1997 yearNickel brass (German silver) | 14.35 g | 33 mm |
Issuer | Ukraine |
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Issuing bank | National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України) |
Period | Republic (1991-date) |
Type | Non-circulating coin |
Year | 1997 |
Value | 2 Hryvni 2 UAH = USD 0.049 |
Currency | Hryvnia (1996-date) |
Composition | Nickel brass (German silver) |
Weight | 14.35 g |
Diameter | 33 mm |
Thickness | 2.3 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-10-08 |
Numista | N#49556 |
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Rarity index | 63% |
Reverse
There is a portrait of the scientist and the so-called "Kondratiuk' route", the scheme of spaceship flight to the Moon, its landing on the Moon's surface and return to the Earth. Above the portrait and on the left from it, there are conventionalized star depictions, under the portrait there are inscriptions: 1897-1942, the years of the scientist's life. Around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: ЮРІЙ КОНДРАТЮ (Yuri Kondratyuk) - above and ОЛЕКСАНДР ШАРГЕЙ (Olexander Sharhei)- underneath in brackets.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
ЮРІЙ КОНДРАТЮК
1897-1942
(ОЛЕКСАНДР ШАРГЕЙ)
Engraver: Štefan Novotný
Designers: Mykola Kochubei, Anatolii Snizhko
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The coin is dedicated to 100th birth anniversary of Yuri Kondratiuk (Olexander Sharhei), an outstanding Ukrainian scientist in the field of space exploration and wind energy, one of the pioneers of rocketry and theory of space flights.Interesting fact
The Yuri Kondratyuk 2 Hryvni coin from Ukraine features an image of a rocket on its reverse side, which is a nod to Kondratyuk's contributions to the field of rocketry and space exploration. Kondratyuk was a Ukrainian engineer and scientist who designed the first successful Soviet rocket, the R-1, which was launched in 1957. The coin's design serves as a tribute to Kondratyuk's pioneering work in the field and highlights Ukraine's rich history in space exploration.
Price
Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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1997 | 20000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 2 Hryvni (Yuri Kondratyuk) 1997 coin.