2 Hryvni Yosyp Slipyi

€115,744.00
IssuerUkraine
Year2017
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)Obverse: Demjanenko Anatoly, Volodymyr Atamanchuk
Reverse: Demyanenko Anatoly, Volodymyr Atamanchuk
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#844, Zahreba#KM.2.196
Obverse descriptionAbove are Ukraine`s small coat of arms and the issue year of 2017; below are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias); against a smooth background is the following composition: to the left are the church in Rome built on the orders of Josef Slipyj and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОЇ/СОФІЇ,/РИМ (Santa/ Sofia/ a Via Boccea); to the right are a depiction of the Lviv cathedral belonging to the Halychyna Metropolinate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which was headed by Metropolitan Josef Slipyj, and where he is buried, and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОГО/ ЮРА,/ЛЬВІВ (St. George`s/ Cathedral/Lviv); the coin also features the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringУКРАЇНА 2 ГРИВНІ 2017
Reverse descriptionA portrait of Josef Slipyj, which appears to be squeezed between the edges of two matt planes symbolizing the patriarch`s martyrdom and self-sacrifice; on each side of the portrait are words from Josef Slipyj`s testament.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringПАТРІАРХ ЙОСИФ СЛІПИЙ 1892 - 1984
EdgeReeded
MintNational Bank of Ukraine Banknote
Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
Mintage2017  - Special Uncirculated - 35 000
Catalog ID4639874130
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