2 hryvnias

2021

Ivan Poddubny

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General

2021
05.10.2021
35 000

Coin type

12.8 гр.
31 мм

Description

Obverse
On the obverse of the coin there are: at the top - the inscriptions UKRAINE / 2021, under which - the small State Emblem of Ukraine; in the center - a stylized composition in the form of a medal on a ribbon: the Earth is depicted, around which the inscriptions: UKRAINIAN BOGATYR (in a semicircle above the ball), CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (in a semicircle under the ball) coin denomination - 2 / UAH (below on a mirror background) on both sides of the central composition - stylized fight scenes; logo of the Banknote-Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (bottom right).
Reverse
The reverse of the coin depicts I. Poddubny on a mirrored background, to the right of which - the years of his life 1871/1949 and the inscription Ivan Poddubny (in a semicircle to the right).
Edge
fluted
Description
Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous sportsman, six-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Ivan Maksimovich Poddubny. "Champion of Champions", "King of Champions", as the then European press wrote about the wrestler, became famous for his heroic strength, courage, dexterity, fortitude. For 40 years, Poddubny has not lost a single championship and had defeats only in individual fights. A descendant of a Cossack family, he received the legendary fame of an athlete, his name became a symbol of the invincible strength of the people. To this day in Ukraine people of great physical strength are compared with Poddubny.