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2 Hryvni Sydney 2000 Olympics - Sailing
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#97, Zahreba#KM.2.27 |
| Obverse description | At centre, the small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is depicted against an unfolded banner crossed by a diagonal ribbon bearing stylised representations of various Olympic sports disciplines. The denomination and issuing country appear as the primary legend within the field, rendered in Cyrillic characters. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic relief of a competitive sailor is depicted in the left portion of the field, shown leaning sharply outboard in a hiking posture while gripping the mainsheet, with the stylised hull and boom of the yacht sweeping diagonally across the lower field. A large circular solar disc occupies the right background, providing a bold geometric contrast to the athletic figure. The multiline legend 'XXVII ЛІТНІ ОЛІМПІЙСЬКІ ІГРИ' appears in Cyrillic characters to the upper right, with the host city and year 'СІДНЕЙ 2000' inscribed along the lower exergual area. |
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Ukraine's commemorative program for the Sydney Games was ambitious for a country barely nine years removed from Soviet dissolution, with the National Bank issuing a sprawling series of sport-themed bimetallic and base-metal pieces in 2000. The sailing issue is among the more common survivors of that run, struck in sufficient quantities to appear regularly in dealer stocks across Eastern Europe.