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Commemorative  Coin "Pectoral"

In circulation since July 28, 2003.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
100 900 gold 31.1 32.0 "proof" sector corrugation 1 500

Commemorative coin of 100 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to the golden Pectoral (4-th century B.C.), the  unsurpassed masterpiece of Hellenic and Scythian art found at the "Tovsta Mohyla" burial mound in Dnepropetrovsk region (1971). The archaeologist Boris M. Mozolevskiy who found this moonlike three-tier decoration of a Scythian tsar called it as "the piece of work of majestic symphonic sounding and deep philosophic meaning. Like a drop of dew it reflects not only the shine of Scythian gold but also the great heart of the whole nation".

The coin continues "Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine"series
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On the coin obverse there is a depiction of a twisted plait with a vegetable ornamentation fragment, separating the pectoral tiers.  In the middle of it there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine and the coin mintage year - 2003, as well as inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ, 100 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ, the designation of metal - Au 900 and its pure weight - 31,1; On the coin obverse there is also the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.

On the coin reverse upon the background of a Scythian burial mound there is the pectoral depiction with enlarged fragments of its upper tier: above - there is a mare with her colt standing on the top of a burial mound; beneath - there are two men stretching out an animal skin.


Artist and sculptor: Sviatoslav Ivanenko.

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