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Year of the Rooster

This coin commemorates the year of the rooster according to a calendar of Chinese origin. The calendar is based on the twelve-year orbit of Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.

Ukraine 2016 Year of the Rooster
Obverse: 
above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, beneath which is the legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК/УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center surrounded by a conventionalized floral ornament is the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); below is the coin issue year - 2017, the coin`s metal - Ag 925, fine weight - 15.55 g, and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
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surrounded by a conventionalized floral ornament is an image of the rooster, done in a lubok printing style. The rooster`s eye is decorated with a yellow cubic zirconium oxide. Above and below this composition there are sketches of all the 12 symbols of the Chinese calendar.
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UA716CM1
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€40
Mintage: 
20000
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0.925
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15.55g
Diameter: 
33mm
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