5 Hryven Yevhen Hrebinka

2012 year


Silver (.925)	16.94 g	33 mm

Description

Issuer	Ukraine
Issuing bank	National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2012
Value	5 Hryven 5 UAH = USD 0.12
Currency	Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	16.94 g
Diameter	33 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#97268
Rarity index	94%

Reverse

There is a portrait of Yevhen Hrebinka to the right whereof, against the background of a conventionalized manuscript page, indicated are his years of life - 1812/1848; to the left there is the legend ЄВГЕН/ГРЕБІНКА (Yevhen/Hrebinka).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ЄВГЕН ГРЕБІНКА
1812-1848

Engraver: Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Designer: Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Edge

Smooth with in-depth legends

Comment

The coin is dedicated to Yevhen Pavlovych Hrebinka, a poet, prose-writer, author of numerous fables, who introduced into Ukrainian literature, inter alia, such romantic genres as romances, songs, etc., including nonpareil patterns of amorous poetry.

Interesting fact

The 5 Hryven (Yevhen Hrebinka) 2012 coin from Ukraine features an image of a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg, known as a "pysanky," on its reverse side. Pysanky are intricately decorated eggs that are a symbol of new life and renewal in Ukrainian culture. The egg is also a symbol of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is an important part of the Easter holiday. The inclusion of this image on the coin highlights the cultural and religious significance of Easter in Ukraine.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2012	3000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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