Leonid Hlibov (1827–1893) was Ukraine's foremost fabulist, writing in the tradition of Aesop and La Fontaine but rooting his work firmly in vernacular Ukrainian speech at a time when the Ems Decree of 1876 had banned Ukrainian-language publications across the Russian Empire. His fables circulated in restricted, semi-clandestine editions. This coin was issued on the 175th anniversary of his birth.
Leonid Hlibov (1827–1893) was Ukraine's foremost fabulist, writing in the tradition of Aesop and La Fontaine but rooting his work firmly in vernacular Ukrainian speech at a time when the Ems Decree of 1876 had banned Ukrainian-language publications across the Russian Empire. His fables circulated in restricted, semi-clandestine editions. This coin was issued on the 175th anniversary of his birth.