Ukraine 5 Hryven 2004 - AN 140 Airliner

The coin is dedicated to a new generation aircraft `AN`-140 for passenger and cargo carriage (up to 6 tons). AN-140 aircraft performed its first flight in 2002. It has high performance capability and is in serial production at Kharkiv Aviation Plant. On the coin reverse there is a depiction of AN-140 aircraft and there are circular inscriptions between the coin external rim and the beads circle: ЛІТАКИ УКРАЇНИ (aircrafts of Ukraine)- above, АН-140 and AN-140 -beneath; , between which there is AN logotype is depicted. On the coin obverse in the centre of the circle made of a string of beads there is depicted the small National Emblem of Ukraine within an allegoric composition of the sun, a conventionalized wing, birds and stars that symbolize the dream of mankind to reach outer space. There are the following inscriptions: on the German silver coin - УКРАЇНА, 2004, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ (Ukraine/ 5/ hryvnia/ 2004). On the coin there is also the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine