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The War of Liberation of the Mid - 17th Century

The jubilee coin of 20 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to 350 Years of begin of the War of Liberation of the Mid -17th Century for independence and establishment of the national state. In circulation since June 25, 1998.

Ukraine 1998 The War of Liberation of the Mid - 17th Century Silver
Obverse: 
On the coin obverse in the middle of the beads circumference decoration, there is the composition general for the whole series   symbolizing the national idea of Unification of Ukraine: near the Small State Emblem of Ukraine there are the emblematic figures of the Holy Michael Archistrategos, the patron of Kiev and  crowned lion, symbol of Lviv. Around the composition,  there are conventionalized inscriptions, separated from one another with baroque ornaments and griffins depictions: УКРАЇНА and 1998 (above), 20 ГРИВЕНЬ, (underneath in two lines) and  the symbol of the precious metal, its fineness and weight.
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On the coin reverse in the beads circumference against a background of a sand-glass, symbol of  heredity of ages, there is a depiction of a fight of Zaporizhzhia Cossack and a Polish winged Reitar. Aside of the battle scene there are rider figures:  Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky, leader of the liberation movement  and a Bandura-Cossack, bard of heroic campaigns. Around the composition there is a conventionalized inscription:  ВИЗВОЛЬНА ВІЙНА СЕРЕДИНИ ХVІІ СТ.
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Catalog ID: 
UA89CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 58
Value: 
€46
Mintage: 
10000
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
31.1g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
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