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Orienteering
The coin is dedicated to the orienteering, which as a sport originated in Scandinavia more than 100 years ago. The coin was issued on the occasion of the World Orienteering Championship held in Kyiv in August 2007. Issued into circulation on July 25, 2007.
Obverse:
On the obverse against the glass background there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, under which there is the inscription: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ / БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine), marking of sportsman's route (on the right), the conventionalized depiction of the compass (on the left), below there is the coin face value - 2 ГРИВНІ (2 Hryvnias), as well as the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype.
Reverse:
On the coin reverse there is a running sportsman holding a map in his hand and the inscription: СПОРТИВНЕ (Sport) (horizontal) ОРІЄНТУВАННЯ (Orienteering) (vertical).
Country:
Ukraine
Catalog ID:
UA379CM1
Krause ID:
KM# 444
Value:
€6
Mintage:
35000
Quality:
BU
Face value:
2 hryvni
Weight:
12.8g
Diameter:
31mm
Year:
2007
Type:
Commemorative coin
Shape and style:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Sport:
Orienteering
Designer:
Svyatoslav Ivanenko
Source of information:
National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua