Home

Cossack Mamay

The coin is the first one from a series "Heroes of Cossack Age", presenting a gallery of characters of glorious sons of Ukraine and most important  events in the country's history of 16th-18th centuries. In circulation since June 23, 1997.

© Copyright www.bank.gov.ua
Obverse: 
On the coin obverse in the middle of the beads circumference decoration, there is the composition symbolizing the national idea of Unification of Ukraine - unification of all Ukrainian territories: the emblematic figures of the Holy Michael Archistrategos in a knightly attire and with a spear, the patron of Kiev and  crowned lion of Galitch and Volhyn principalities hold the Small State Emblem of Ukraine-Trident on the shield. Over the composition, there is the year of coin issue - 1997. Above, around the coin external circumference there are inscriptions: УКРАЇНА and  20 ГРИВЕНЬ, coin's face value-underneath in two lines. All inscriptions are separated from one another with baroque ornaments and griffins depictions. At the left  from the figure 20, there are designations of Аg 925 and 31,1, coin's pure weight.
Reverse: 
On the coin reverse in the middle of the beads circle, there is a composition popular in 18th-20th century - folk art of Ukraine: Cossack Mamay dressed in a rich coat edged with fur, sits in a Turkish way, smokes a pipe and plays bandura. Around him there are traditional depictions of attributes of Cossack military life of that period: a horse with a good outfit, tied to a spear with a small flag on its top, plunged into soil; green oak-tree with a hanging sabre; a pistol and a stone powder case; high Turkish hat and a bottle of "okovyta" (Ukrainian vodka). Around the coin external circumference there are inscriptions  КОЗАК МАМАЙ - at the left and ЛИЦАР ВОЛІ І ЧЕСТІ - at the right. Above, these inscriptions are separated with a small flag at the spear top, underneath - with a conventionalized guelder-rose spray.
Country: 
Catalog ID: 
UA64CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 54
Value: 
€360
Mintage: 
5000
Quality: 
Face value: 
Material: 
Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
31.1g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
Year: 
Type: 
Shape and style: 
Edge: 
Mint: 
Local program: 
Plant: 
Animals: 
Designer: 
Designer: 
Source of information: