200 000 Karbovantsiv (Chernobyl Disaster) 1996 front 200 000 Karbovantsiv (Chernobyl Disaster) 1996 back
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200 000 Karbovantsiv Chernobyl Disaster

1996 year
Copper-nickel 14.35 g 33 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Issuing bank
National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1996
Value
200 000 Karbovantsiv (200 000 карбованців) (200 000&nbspUAK)
Currency
Karbovanets (1992-1996)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
14.35 g
Diameter
33 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
16 September 1996
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#6493
Rarity index
15%

Reverse

There is a bell depiction in the coin center with the inscription ЧОРНОБИЛЬ upon it. Beneath the bell there is a strip with the inscription 1986-1996. On the background there are flying cranes: three - left from the bell and two - to its right. Around the coin circumference there is an inscription: ТРАГЕДІЯ ПОДВИГ ЗАСТЕРЕЖЕННЯ. Words are separated with dots from one another and from the strip.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
·ТРАГЕДІЯ·ПОДВИГ·ЗАСТЕРЕЖЕННЯ·
ЧОРНОБИЛЬ
1986-1996

Translation:
Tragedy, Feat, Warning
Chernobyl
1986 - 1996

Engraver: Mária Poldaufová

Designer: Serhii Minenok

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is sued to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on April 26, 1986. The coin's design features an image of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, along with the words "Chernobyl Disaster" in Ukrainian and the year 1996. The coin's mintage was limited to 200,000 pieces, making it a rare and collectible item for numismatists and those interested in the history of the Chernobyl disaster.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1996  250000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 200 000 Karbovantsiv (Chernobyl Disaster) 1996 coin.