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50 Hryven Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Volodymyr Atamanchuk Reverse: Volodymyr Demianenko |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a circular grotesque composition illustrating scenes from Gogol's story 'Christmas Eve', with narrative figures arranged around the field in a decorative frieze. At the center, a large Christmas Star radiates outward, with a candle positioned at its heart; the flame of the candle is represented by an inlaid yellow sapphire gemstone, lending a striking polychrome accent to the design. Beneath the Star, a semicircular Cyrillic inscription НІЧ ПЕРЕД РІЗДВОМ (Night Before Christmas) identifies the literary source. The overall composition is executed in a fantastical, folk-art-inspired grotesque style consistent with the literary themes of the series. |
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| Edge | Smooth with incuse lettering |
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Issued to mark the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol's birth, this coin draws on his 1831–32 collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, the breakthrough work that made his reputation in St. Petersburg almost overnight. Gogol wrote the stories while living in the capital, constructing a romanticized Ukrainian village world largely from memory and family correspondence — he had already left Poltava region for good by the time the first volume appeared.
The 500-gram format placed it firmly in Ukraine's large-format collector series of the late 2000s, struck in limited numbers for the commemorative market rather than any circulation purpose.