Ukraine 50 Hryven, 2009

50 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2009. Struck in Silver (.999). Measures 85 mm and weighs 500 g.

Obverse

There is a circular grotesque composition "the story-teller and listeners" consisting of "Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka" characters; in its center there is a portrait of N.Gogol with a quill pen in the hand; above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); beneath there is the legend 50 ГРИВЕНЬ (50 hryvnias).

Reverse

There is a circular grotesque composition illustrating the "Christmas Eve" story; in the center there is the Christmas Star with the candle in the middle thereof whose flame is imitated by the yellow sapphire. Under the Star there is the semicircular inscription НІЧ ПЕРЕД РІЗДВОМ (Night before Christmas).

Edge

Smooth with in-depth legends