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Issued into circulation on December 27, 2006
Technical description
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| Face valuehryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Edge |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 50 |
Gold 900 |
15,55 |
25,0 |
proof-like |
grooved |
5000 |
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The coin is dedicated to the Nestor the Chronicler, a
thinker and annalist, author of the first hagiographic works of the Ancient Rus,
whose Primary Chronicle or "Tale of Bygone Years" (1113) became the
acme of his creative work.
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On the coin obverse there
is depicted a conventionalized fragment of the Tale of Bygone Years page
with its opening lines; the Small National Emblem of Ukraine is placed above
in the centre of the coin, thereunder the
inscription: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ (National Bank of Ukraine), below
there is the coin face value -
50 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ (50 Hryvnias), the coin issue year - 2006, the metal and its fineness
- Au
900, , its weight in fineness - 15,55 g and the logotype of the National Emblem
of Ukraine Mint. |
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On the coin reverse there
is depicted a conventionalized iconographic portrait of Nestor writing
his chronicle, the vertical legend ÍÅÑÒÎÐ-˲ÒÎÏÈÑÅÖÜ
(Nestor - / the chronicler if placed to the right and the
inscription: XI - XII ñò.
(centuries) is placed below.
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Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk.
Sculptors: Roman Chaikovskyi, Sviatoslav Ivanenko.
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