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Issued into circulation on October 20, 2008.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 50 |
Ag 999 |
500.0 |
85.0 |
special uncirculated |
smooth |
1 000 |
 |
The coin is dedicated to the visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to
Ukraine at the time of celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the
Christianization of Kyiv Rus.
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On the obverse
of the coin there are: the Small Emblem of Ukraine with the inscription
ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ (Ukraine) under it and the inscriptions ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ (National
Bank) (above) and Ï’ßÒÄÅÑßÒ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (Fifty Hryvnias) (below) around the
circle; in the circle against the background of Dnieper and the left-bank,
the statue of Prince Volodymyr the Great, opened in Kyiv in 1853, is
depicted; on the left there is the year of the coin issue 2008 specified on
the ribbon.
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On the reverse
of the coin in the circle there is the portrait of the President of Ukraine
Viktor Yuschenko holding the wreath with a lighted candle, light whereof is
imitated by the hologram, and of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I with the
inscription ÍÀ ×ÅÑÒÜ Â²ÇÈÒÓ Â ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÓ ÂÑÅËÅÍÑÜÊÎÃÎ ÏÀÒвÀÐÕÀ ÂÀÐÔÎËÎÌ²ß ²
(In Honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Visit to Ukraine) around the
circle.
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Artist: Roman Chaikovskyi.
Sculptors:
Volodymyr Demianenko, Roman Chaikovskyi. |
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