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Mykola Lysenko

 The coins are dedicated to 160th anniversary of Mykola Lysenko, an outstanding Ukrainian composer, founder of Ukrainian classic music, pianist, pedagogue, chorus conductor, public figure and ethnographer who was born in Hrynki village of Poltava region. The composer's creative work is of great importance for Ukrainian music. He is the author of 9 operas ("Natalka Poltavka", Taras Bulba", Oneida", "Christmas night", "Drowned woman", "Naughty nanny-goat", etc.) and of numerous works. The pleiad of such Ukrainian composers as Stetsenko, Stepoviy, Leontovich, Ludkevich and Revutskiy was formed due to his direct influence.

In circulation since March 26, 2002.

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Obverse: 
On the coin obverse there depicted a music fragment of the "Prayer for Ukraine" composition (1885), above which there is small State Emblem of Ukraine. At the top there is circular inscription УКРАЇНА, beneath there are conventionalized flowers and inscriptions: 2, ГРИВНІ, 2002 and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse there is a depiction of Mykola Lysenko's portrait; around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: МИКОЛА ЛИСЕНКО (on the right) and 1842 - 1912, his years of life (on the left).
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UA192CM1
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KM# 154
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€4.5
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30000
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12.8g
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31.1mm
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