Les Kurbas
Les Kurbas
Monday, 26 February 2007
Rating: 2 grivnas
metall: nickel silver
circulation: 35000
diametr: 31 mm
The weight: 12,8 grams
herd: corrugated
series: Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine
category: ordinary
NBU Price: 22
The commemorative coin is devoted to Les Kurbas (1887-1937), a prominent stage director, actor, educator, playwright and translator. Les (Oleksandr-Zenon) Stepanovych Kurbas was a theatre figure, whose creative work was influenced by expressionism and con
On the coin obverse in the upper part the Small National Emblem of Ukraine is depicted, under which in the right part the inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ / БАНК / УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) is placed against the glass background. Below, against the backg
On the coin reverse Les Kurbas is portrayed against the conventionalized geometric decorative pattern used in poster design in the 20s of the XX century; above, to the left, there is the year of birth – 1887, below, to the right, the year of death – 1937,
artist: Volodymyr Atamanchuk
sculptor: Volodymyr Atamanchuk