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Lady`s Slipper Orchid
On 20 July 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine began circulating 10 and 2 hryvnia commemorative `Lady`s Slipper Orchid` coins dedicated to the endangered perennial plant of the Orchid family Orchidaceae. The plant is on Ukraine`s list of endangered species. This pretty flower, whose distinctive shape resembles that of Oriental shoes, is one of the most famous orchids in the Northern Hemisphere.
Obverse:
On the obverse of the coin, within a wreath formed by images of some flora and fauna species, there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the inscriptions: УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2016; and the mark of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
Reverse:
On the reverse, there is the image of the Lady`s Slipper Orchid (on the German (Ag) silver coin - color images, using pad printing) and semicircle legends: ЗОЗУЛИНІ ЧЕРЕВИЧКИ СПРАВЖНІ (Lady`s Slipper Orchid) (above) and CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS L. (below).
Country:
Ukraine
Catalog ID:
UA696CM1
Value:
€5.25
Mintage:
30000
Quality:
BU
Face value:
2 hryvni
Weight:
12.8g
Diameter:
31mm
Year:
2016
Type:
Commemorative coin
Edge:
Reeded
Local program:
Flora and Fauna of Ukraine
Plant:
Orchid
Designer:
Volodymyr Demyanenko
Source of information:
National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua