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2 Hryvni Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Engraver(s) | Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University at center, depicting a quartered shield with a mounted knight, a swan, an insect, and a flaming torch, surrounded by six circular medallions representing the university's academic faculties — including symbols for science, arts, law, humanities, and international studies. The small mint mark appears below the shield. Above the coat of arms, flanking the national trident emblem of Ukraine, is the date '20 20', with the legend 'УКРАЇНА' arched below the date. The denomination '2 ГРИВНІ' is inscribed in large characters along the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | НІЖИНСЬКИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ ІМ. МИКОЛИ ГОГОЛЯ |
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Mykola Hohol — known in the West almost exclusively under the Russified form of his name, Gogol — was born in Sorochyntsi in the Poltava region in 1809 and studied at the Nizhyn Gymnasium of Higher Sciences, the institution that would eventually become the university this coin commemorates. His years there were famously miserable; he considered himself academically mediocre and his classmates largely agreed. The 2020 issue marks the 210th anniversary of his birth, part of Ukraine's sustained effort to reclaim him as a Ukrainian literary figure rather than a pillar of Russian imperial culture — a designation the two countries have contested with increasing sharpness.