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The 100 hryvnia coin is issued into circulation on July 17, 2008
The 5 hryvnia coin is issued into circulation on September 9, 2008
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 100 |
999 silver |
1000.0 |
100.0 |
special uncirculated |
grooved |
up to 800 |
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| 5 |
German silver |
16.54 |
35.0 |
special uncirculated |
incised |
45 000 |
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The commemorative coins “Christianization of Kievan Rus” are dedicated to the 1020th anniversary of the Christianization
of Kievan Rus, which gained a footing for Christianity to become the state
religion
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On the obverse
of
the 100 hryvnia coin there
is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the circular inscriptions
ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) and ÑÒÎ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ
(one hundred hryvnias) (below) placed against the background of
conventionalized ornament, between them there is the year of coin issue 2008
(on the right), designation of metal and its finenness – Ag 999, weight in
fineness – 1000, as well as the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine
Mint (on the left). In the coin center in the circle of conventionalized
rays there is a cross and the semi-circular inscriptions ÏÐÀÂÎÑËÀÂ’ß (Orthodoxy)(above)
and ²Ç ÊȪÂÀ ÏÎ ÂÑ²É ÐÓѲ (From Kyiv all over Rus)(below).
On the obverse
of
the 5 hryvnia coin there
is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the circular inscriptions
ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) and
Ï ßÒÜ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ
(five hryvnias) (below), between them there is the year of coin issue 2008
(on the right), as well as the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine
Mint (on the left). In the coin center in the circle of conventionalized
rays there is a cross and the semi-circular inscriptions ÏÐÀÂÎÑËÀÂ’ß (Orthodoxy) (above)
and ²Ç ÊȪÂÀ ÏÎ ÂÑ²É ÐÓѲ (From Kyiv all over Rus) (below).
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On the reverse of both
coins there is a multi-figure composition of baptism with the inscription 988/вÊ
(988/YEAR) below and the semi-circular inscription – ÕÐÅÙÅÍÍß ÊȯÂÑÜÊί ÐÓѲ
(Christianization of Kievan Rus) above.
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Artist – Sviatoslav Ivanenko.
Sculptors – Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko.
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