| Issuer | Ukraine |
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 2 Hryvni |
| Currency | Hryvnia (1996-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (German silver) |
| Weight | 12.8 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Sviatoslav Ivanenko |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#490, Zahreba#KM.2.125 |
| Obverse description | The Small State Emblem of Ukraine (above) with the legend Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder; the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/Hryvnias) and the coin issue year 2008 (below); there is depicted the conventionalized composition illustrating Symonenko`s poem `Motherhood Swans` together with the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (on the left). |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ 2 ГРИВНІ 2008 |
| Reverse description | There is Vasyl Symonenko`s portrait; on the right, against the background of willow leaves, there is the inscription ВАСИЛЬ СИМОНЕНКО/1935-1963 (VASYL SYMONENKO) together with two semicircular legends: МОЖНА ВСЕ НА СВІТІ ВИБИРАТИ, СИНУ, (POSSIBLE IS EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD TO CHOOSE, MY SON,) above and ВИБРАТИ НЕ МОЖНА ТІЛЬКИ БАТЬКІВЩИНУ (TO CHOOSE IS NOT POSSIBLE ONLY THE MOTHERLAND) below. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | ВАСИЛЬ СИМОНЕНКО 1935 – 1963 МОЖНА ВСЕ НА СВІТІ ВИБИРАТИ, СИНУ ВИБРАТИ НЕ МОЖНА ТІЛЬКИ БАТЬКІВЩИНУ |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2008 - Special Uncirculated - 35 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1215517550 |
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