Ukraine, 2008 AD., 230th Anniversary of Hryhorii Kvitka commemorative, 2 Hryvni, KM 488.

Ukraine, 230th Anniversary of Hryhorii Kvitka commemorative issue, 2008 AD.,
2 Hryvni (ø 31 mm / 12,68 g), copper-nickel-zinc alloy, 12,8 g. (?) theor. mint weight, mintage 45.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: ГРИГОРІЙ КВІТКА - ОСНОВ’ЯНЕНКО / 1778 – 1843 , his bust facing.
Rev.: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ - БАНК УКРАЇНИ / 2 ГРИВНІ 2008 , village of Osnova(?), small Coat of Arms of Ukraine above, circular mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine, value and year below.
KM 488 .

Year / Mintage
2008 / 35.000

Hryhory Kvitka or Osnovyanenko (1778–1843) was a Ukrainian writer, journalist, and playwright. He was born in the vicinity of Kharkiv.
Hryhory Kvitka was born in 1778 in the village of Osnova, near the city of Kharkiv, to a family of Ukrainian nobility.[1] He adopted the pen name "Osnovyanenko," a reference to the village of his birth, when he embarked on his literary career.