5 Hryven House of a Poet

2013 year


Nickel brass (German silver)	16.54 g	35 mm

Description

Issuer	Ukraine
Issuing bank	National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2013
Value	5 Hryven 5 UAH = USD 0.12
Currency	Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (German silver)
Weight	16.54 g
Diameter	35 mm
Thickness	2.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#49507
Rarity index	54%

Reverse

There is depicted the working artist's silhouette against the background of the waterscape with the lines from his poem exposing the kernel of Maximilian Voloshin's creative work of a poet and artist.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ДВЕРЬ ОТПЕРТА.
ПЕРЕСТУПИ ПОРОГ.
МОЙ ДОМ
РАСКРЫТ
НАВСТРЕЧУ
ВСЕХ ДОРОГ…
ДО 100-РІЧЧЯ

Translation:
The door is open, / Cross the threshold, / My home / Is exposed / In advance / To every road…
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary

Engravers: Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Anatolii Demianenko

Designers: Maria Skoblikova, Oleksandr Kuzmin

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is dedicated to the centenary of construction completion of the House of a Poet. In Koktebel, on the very shore of a picturesque bight, at the foot of the dateless extinct volcano Kara Dag, there is an unusual house preserving a lot of real objects and legends of the 20th century, founded by Maximilian Voloshin for communication and creative work. The House has been visited by representatives of many generations of the creative intellectuals.

Interesting fact

The 5 Hryven (House of a Poet) coin from Ukraine features an image of a traditional Ukrainian house, which is meant to symbolize the country's rich cultural heritage and the importance of poetry in Ukrainian literature.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2013	20000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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