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A commemorative collectible coin made of silver, made with a special level of quality of proof minting, dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Alexei Kharlampievich Novakivsky (1872 - 1935), an artist, teacher, one of the most famous Ukrainian colorists, who founded art school in Lviv. His works are characterized by virtuosic drawing techniques, broad strokes, and bold expression.
The obverse of the coin has a mirror background, the middle part of which is occupied by an image of the house in which the artist lived and worked; the house is an architectural monument. At the top left, near the outer edge, there is an image of the small State Emblem of Ukraine, to the right of the coat of arms along the perimeter of the coin there is an inscription in a semicircle - “NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE” (NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE). Below the house, on a mirror background, there is a horizontal one-line inscription, - the denomination of the coin, - “5 HRYVEN” (5 HRYVEN), below is the year of issue of the coin, - “2012”.
The reverse of the coin is decorated with a mirror background on which in the center there is an image of a bas-relief portrait of the artist - a fragment of the work of A. Novakivsky from the painting “Self-portrait with his wife”, 1910. At the top along the perimeter of the reverse there is an inscription in a semicircle, “ALEXEY NOVAKIVSKY” (OLEX NOVAKIVSKY), at the bottom left of the portrait, the years of the artist’s life are indicated in two lines, “1872 / 1935”.