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Issued into circulation on December 5, 2008.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 5 |
German silver |
16.54 |
35.0 |
ordinary |
grooved |
45 000 |
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The commemorative coin is dedicated to Bohuslav, a picturesque city situated on
the Ros River banks. Bohuslav, together with the cities of Korsun and Kaniv,
was one of the most fortified boroughs on the southern border of the Kyiv
Rus. Outstanding works of the Ukrainian folk poetry, such as the duma
“Marusia Bohuslavka”, ballad “In the borough of Bohuslav”, were dedicated to
the city, life and fight of its population
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On the coin obverse
there are: the Small National Emblem of Ukraine with the legend ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ
ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder and the conventionalized
composition: the Cossack weapons and Hetman’s bunchuk (standard) on the
left, a manuscript with a quill pen on the right, which symbolize the
Cossack epoch and literary fame of the city; under them - the face value 5
ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (5 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2008 as well as the logotype of
the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
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On the coin reverse
there are depicted architectural monuments of the city centre and the bridge
across the Ros River; above there are the semicircular inscription ÁÎÃÓÑËÀÂ
(Bohuslav) and the coat of arms of the city thereunder; beneath, against the
background of stones, there is the legend 975 ÐÎʲ (years).
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Artists: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Volodymyr Demianenko
Sculptors: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Volodymyr Demianenko |
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