2 Hryvni Igor Sikorsky

€29,605.00
IssuerUkraine
Year2009
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Hryvni
CurrencyHryvnia (1996-date)
CompositionNickel brass (German silver)
Weight12.8 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Sviatoslav Ivanenko
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#538, Zahreba#KM.2.131
Obverse descriptionThere are: the image of Ilya Muromets aircraft, as for its development in 1913 Sikorsky became well known all over the world; above, against the relief background, the semicircular inscription Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine) and the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine thereunder, below - the coin issue year 2009, face value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringНаціональний банк України 2 ГРИВНІ 2009
Reverse descriptionThere is a portrait of Sikorsky dressed in the airman uniform; to the right, against the background of Leonardo da Vinci`s drawing, there is the bow-shaped inscription: ІГОР СІКОРСЬКИЙ (Ihor Sikorskyi) together with indication of the years of his life: 1889-1972.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringІГОР СІКОРСЬКИЙ 1889-1972
EdgeReeded
MintNational Bank of Ukraine Banknote
Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
Mintage2009  - Special Uncirculated - 35 000
Catalog ID9648292500
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