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Sniatyn, 850th Anniversary

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Sniatyn, a picturesque town in the historical region of Pokuttia situated on the left bank of the Prut River and a district centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast. For the first time Sniatyn was mentioned in 1158 as a town of the Principality of Halych (Galicia) in the Hypatian Chronicle; in 1448 the town was granted Magdeburg Rights. In circulation since June 26, 2008.
Ukraine 2008 Sniatyn, 850th Anniversary
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On the coin obverse there is the image of the horseman, the voivode Kostiantyn Siroslavovych, the town founder; on the right and on the left there is a conventionalized Pokuttian ornament; above there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); the legend 5 ГРИВЕНЬ 2008 (5 hryvnias 2008) is below, as well as the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (on the right).
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On the coin reverse there is a conventionalized composition: to the left – the Town Hall building and the town coat of arms; to the right – a detail of the architectural design of the Town Hall building with the eagle sculpture; above there is the inscription СНЯТИН (SNIATYN) and below – 850/РОКІВ (850 years).
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Catalog ID: 
UA414CM1
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KM# 502
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€5.5
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45000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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Product name: Ukraine 2008 Sniatyn, 850th Anniversary
Price: EUR5.55