On July 24th, 2015, the National Bank of Ukraine puts commemorative coin “Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv” of 20 hryvnia face value into circulation.
The commemorative coin is dedicated to Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv, an outstanding statesman and political figure, an architect of Ukraine-Rus, a medieval European state, and commemorates the millennium from the date of his repose.
Obverse:
There is depicted the following: to the left - the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right - the issue year 2015, the face value - 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias); in the center there is depicted `sriblianyk` (silver coin), one of the first coins minted in the Kyivan state, below- the fragment of ancient Kyiv (local gilding) in which development Volodymyr Sviatoslavovych invested great effort; to the right and to the left there is a conventionalized composition of hills with names of the tribes once inhabiting this territory.
Reverse:
In the center there is depicted Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv (local gilding), holding the cross in one hand and the church model in the other; around him there are four medallions with conventionalized representations of the duke`s acts of founding the state: coins mintage, joining new territories and protection of state borders, economic development and trade, Christianization of the people and establishment of Christianity as the state religion; to the duke`s left and right there are the stylized inscriptions КИЇВСЬКИЙ КНЯЗЬ, ВОЛОДИМИР ВЕЛИКИЙ (Grand Duke of Kyiv, Volodymyr the Great).
The coin of 20 hryvia face value is made from silver with a fineness of 925, weight in fineness – 62.2 G, diameter – 50.0 mm, quality − “special uncirculated”, mintage – 2,000 pieces. The coin edge is with incised legends: the indication of metal and its weight in fineness.
Coins are minted at the Mint of National Bank of Ukraine
Source of information: National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua
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