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Issued into circulation on November 10, 2008.
Technical description
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Face value
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 10 |
925 standard silver |
31.1 |
38.61 |
"proof" |
grooved |
7 000 |
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The commemorative coin is dedicated to the past of the town of Hlukhiv closely
related to the processes of statehood establishment and lawmaking. In 1708
the town became the residence of hetmans of Left-Bank Ukraine –
I.Skoropadskyi, P.Polubotok, D.Apostol and K.Rozumovskyi. In Hlukhiv the 1st
Lesser Rus Collegium (1722-1727), Hetman’s Board of Administration
(1734-1750) and the 2nd Lesser Rus Collegium (1764-1782) resided, the
General Host Chancellery, General Host Court and other state agencies
operated.
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On the coin obverse there
is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine under which the coin issue year –
2008, the semicircular legend ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of
Ukraine), in the centre there are depicted the cannon and bell as widely
produced in Hlukhiv, below – the coin face value 10/ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (10 hryvnias),
indication of the metal and its fineness – Ag 925, weight in fineness – 31.1
(on the left), and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (on the
right).
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On the coin reverse
there is depicted a conventionalized panorama of the town, in the centre
whereof there is the Kyiv Gate of the town fortress, above – the
semicircular inscription ÃÅÒÌÀÍÑÜÊÀ ÑÒÎËÈÖß (Hetman’s Capital), under which
the coat of arms of the town and four portraits of the hetmans, under which
the legends – ²ÂÀÍ/ÑÊÎÐÎÏÀÄÑÜÊÈÉ (Ivan/Skoropadskyi), ÏÀÂËÎ/ÏÎËÓÁÎÒÎÊ (Pavlo/Polubotok),
ÄÀÍÈËÎ/ÀÏÎÑÒÎË (Danylo/Apostol), ÊÈÐÈËÎ/ÐÎÇÓÌÎÂÑÜÊÈÉ (Kyrylo/Rozumovskyi);
below, between the conventionalized ornamentation patterns, the legend
ÃËÓղ (Hlukhiv).
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Artist:
Anatolii Snizhko
Sculptor:
Anatolii Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko.
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