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Issued into circulation on January 28, 2010.
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 |
Special uncirculated |
Grooved |
45 000 |
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The commemorative coin is dedicated to one of the oldest actively operating
scientific, educational and cultural institutions of Ukraine. Therein for
the first time the geographic coordinates of Kyiv were precisely determined,
and in the period of 1845-1884, before the Greenwich Meridian was chosen as
the zero-longitude reference line, the Kyiv Meridian passed thereat.
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On the obverse
there are depicted: the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the
semicircular inscription ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of
Ukraine) (above); the observatory building erected after the plans of
V.Beretti together with the pavilion through which the Kyiv Meridian passed;
thereunder there are the inscriptions ÀÑÒÐÎÍÎ̲×ÍÀ ÎÁÑÅÐÂÀÒÎÐ²ß / ÊȯÂÑÜÊÎÃÎ
ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÎÃÎ / ÓͲÂÅÐÑÈÒÅÒÓ / ²ÌÅͲ ÒÀÐÀÑÀ ØÅÂ×ÅÍÊÀ, 5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/2010 (Astronomical
Observatory / of the Kyiv National / University / named after Taras
Shevchenko, 5 hryvnias/2010) and the logotype of the National Bank of
Ukraine Mint (to the right).
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On the reverse
there are depicted: a unique specimen of the astronomical equipment, i.e. the
meridian circle installed in 1872; conventionalized night sky and the
semicircular legend to the left ÊȯÂÑÜÊÈÉ ÌÅÐÈIJÀÍ – 1845 (Kyiv Meridian –
1845).
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Designers:
Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.
Engravers:
Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk. |
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