200 000 Karbovantsiv (Hero-City of Sevastopol) 1995 front 200 000 Karbovantsiv (Hero-City of Sevastopol) 1995 back
200 000 Karbovantsiv (Hero-City of Sevastopol) 1995 photo
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200 000 Karbovantsiv Hero-City of Sevastopol

1995 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
1995
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#8966
Rarity index
37%

Reverse

In the center there is depicted an Obelisk to the Hero-city of Sevastopol, erected on the high bank of the North Bay in honor of the perished warriors of Special Prymorsk Army, seamen of the Black Sea Navy, emergency volunteers and fighter battalion warriors , who had heroically defended the city against German-fascist invaders for 250 days - from November 1941 till July 1942. To the obelisk left against a background of sea waves, there is a monument to ships, sank when defending Sevastopol in 1854-1855. To the right there is a depiction of three rows of sea waves with a modern warship silhouette above them. Around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: МІСТО-ГЕРОЙ СЕВАСТОПОЛЬ - at the upper part and 1941-1945 - under the Obelisk.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
МІСТО-ГЕРОЙ СЕВАСТОПОЛЬ
1941-1945

Engraver: Vasyl Nykyshchenko

Designer: Anatolii Ponomarenko

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Sevastopol from Nazi occupation during World War II. The coin's design features the city's coat of arms and an image of a Soviet soldier raising the Soviet flag over the city. The coin's name, "Hero-City of Sevastopol," reflects the city's status as a hero city, which was awarded to it by the Soviet government for its role in the war.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1995  55000 - - - - - -

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