Description

20th Anniversary of the CIS

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the regional organization whose participating countries are former republics of the Soviet Union.

On the obverse there are: above – the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine), below – the coin issue year and face value 2011/ДВІ ГРИВНІ (2011/two hryvnias) and the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo; in the centre there is depicted the National Flag of Ukraine (the decoration element – enamel) within the conventionalized viburnum (kalyna) wreath.

On the reverse against the light background there is depicted the emblem of the Commonwealth of Independent States with the legend 20/РОКІВ (20/years) thereunder; above there is the semicircular inscription СПІВДРУЖНІСТЬ НЕЗАЛЕЖНИХ ДЕРЖАВ (Commonwealth of Independent States).