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Issued into circulation on
September 19, 2008.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 5 |
German silver |
16.54 |
35.0 |
ordinary |
grooved |
45 000 |
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The commemorative coin is dedicated to the centre of the Rivne Oblast situated
on the Ustia-river. Rivne was first mentioned in 1283 as a town of the
Kingdom of Halych-Volhynia in connection with the battle between the armies
of Leszek II the Black, a duke of Kraków (Cracow), and Vytenis, a Lithuanian
prince.
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On the coin obverse
there is the composition consisting of the historical and architectural
monuments of the city, among them: the monument to Mariia Rivnenska
Nesvytska, Church of the Assumption, Cathedral of the Intercession, etc.,
above there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the semicircular
inscription ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine); the legend
5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ 2008 (5 hryvnias 2008) is thereunder, 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 parchment scroll with a scene of the battle
between the Polish and Lithuanian armies with the record whereof the city
chronology begins. To the left and right of the scroll there is a
conventionalized ornamental pattern, above which there is the coat of arms
of the city (at the left) and the legend 725/ÐÎʲ (725 years) (on the right);
underneath there is the semicircular inscription ÏÅÐØÀ ÏÈÑÅÌÍÀ ÇÃÀÄÊÀ (first
record).
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Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.
Sculptors: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Volodymyr Demianenko |
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