Ukraine 2 Hryvni, 2016

2 Hryvni from Ukraine. Issued in 2016. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 31 mm and weighs 12.8 g.

Obverse

Above is Ukraine's small coat of arms, to the right of which is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center is the building of the Ukrainian parliament with a floral ornament on the left of it; under the building is the coin's issue year of 2016; below is the semicircular legend bearing the coin's face value: 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse

In the center is a conventionalized image of an open book, above which is the twig of a guelder rose, to the right against a smooth background is the legend 20/РОКІВ (20/years) and the semicircular legend КОНСТИТУЦІЯ УКРАЇНИ (Ukrainian constitution); to the left, against a smooth background, is the text from the first articles of the Ukrainian constitution: Article 1. Ukraine is a sovereign, independent, democratic, social, and law-governed country. / Article 2. Ukraine's sovereignty applies to the entire country. Ukraine is a Unitarian country. Ukraine's territory, as defined by the existing boundaries, is indivisible and inviolable. / Article 3. A person, their life, health, honor, dignity, inviolability, and safety are of the highest social value in Ukraine.

Edge

Reeded