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2500 Years of Yevpatoria

Jubilee coin of 5 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to 2500 Years of the ancient town of Yevpatoria. At the turn of 6-th and 5-th centuries B.C. in the period of Greek colonization, an ancient town of Cerkinitidus appeared there. It was first mentioned in written sources by Hekateus of Milett, later - by Herodotus, Arrian. Now,  Yevpatoria is the all-Ukrainian children health resort and balneotherapeutic health resort. In circulation since July 24, 2003.

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Obverse: 
On the coin obverse there is a conventionalized depiction of the sun and sea, above - there is the mintage year of 2003 is depicted, under which there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine, inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 5 ГРИВЕНЬ, as well as the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse upon the sea background at the coin's upper part  there is a collage made of depictions of architectural monuments and modern structures; at the centre there is a two-lined inscription: ЄВПАТОРІЯ, 2500 років, in the foreground there is an amphora with a sea- gull sitting on it.
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UA220CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 186
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€10
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30000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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