Ukraine 2 Hryvni, 2018

2 Hryvni from Ukraine. Issued in 2018. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 31 mm and weighs 12.8 g.

Obverse

At the top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; to the right of the coat of arms is a semicircular legend reading УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); above the coat of arms is the year the coin was minted 2018; in the center is the portrait of Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi against a smooth background, to its right is the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/ hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works; semicircular legends are set against a matt background: ВАСИЛЬ СУХОМЛИНСЬКИЙ (Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi) to the left, 1918 – 1970 beneath the portrait.

Reverse

A heart containing text; stylized characters of stories by Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi surround the heart. (I give it to children)

Edge

Reeded