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

On top is Ukraine's small coat of arms; to the right, against a smooth backdrop is Nechui-Levytskyi’s portrait next to a conventionalized umbrella (his perpetual companion in life) that resembles a quill; to the left are the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; above and to the left is the circular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right is the circular legend ІВАН НЕЧУЙ-ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ 1838-1918 (Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi 1838–1918); below and to the left is 2018, the year of the coin’s mintage.

Reverse

Against a smooth background is a conventionalized arrangement featuring a tree of life with pots on either side, out of which flows the water that nourishes the tree.

Edge

Reeded