5 Griven Ukraine 2017 Ivan Aivazovsky

Ukraine. 5 hryvnia in 2017 year. Painter Ivan Aivazovsky.

Dedicated to the world-famous painter-maritime painter, battle-master, philanthropist - Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900), in whose paintings the sea is depicted in the whole life beauty of a powerful element.
Ivan Aivazovsky was born in the Crimea, in Feodosia.
He spent all his childhood by the sea, constantly attracted to it.
Therefore, his work is mainly devoted to the sea, but there are many paintings with Ukrainian motifs depicting the Dnieper, steppe, chumaks, wedding sketches.

Obverse: the small State Emblem of Ukraine and the inscription UKRAINA;
stylized fragment of I. Aivazovsky's painting in the genre of fine art of the marina;
below: denomination 2 ГРИВНІ, the logo of the Banknote-Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine;
year of coinage 2017 (top left)

Reverse: a portrait of Ivan Aivazovsky;
On the left there are inscriptions: ІVAN AIVAZOVSKY (semicircular)
his years of life 1817/1900;
right on the background of the veil - the facsimile of the artist.
Coin in the capsule.

Release date: 07/11/2017