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New Ukrainian coin 200 Years since the Establishment of the Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian University

Tue, 2016-09-20 09:25 — ehobbex
200 Years since the Establishment of the Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian Un

On September 1st, 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine put the commemorative coin "200 Years since the Establishment of the Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian University" of 2 hryvnia face value under  coin series into circulation.

The coin is made from German silver, quality− “special uncirculated”, weight – 12.8 g, diameter – 31.0 mm, mintage – 30.000 pieces. The coin edge is grooved.

The coin commemorates the Kharkiv National Agrarian University. One of the oldest agrarian educational institutions, it was founded in 1816 as the Marymont Agrarian Institute. Today, it is Ukraine`s modern center of agrarian science, which has made a significant contribution to the development of domestic education and science and is recognized internationally.

Obverse: 
above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against a smooth background is the logotype of the Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian University, to the left of which is a portrait of the first director of the Marymont Agrarian Institute, Beniamin Flatt, and the names of the cities where the university operated; beneath is the coin face value ДВІ ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016 and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Minting and Printing Works.
 
Reverse: 
there is a portrait of Dokuchaiev, an image of the university`s modern building, and the semicircular legends: ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ АГРАРНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (Kharkiv National Agrarian University) (above), ІМЕНІ В. В. ДОКУЧАЄВА (Dokuchaiev) (above the building), and 200 РОКІВ (200 years) (below).

Source of information: National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua