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In circulation since October 27, 2003.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Rim |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 20 |
925 standard silver |
62.2 |
50.0 |
"proof" |
sector incised |
2 000 |
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| 5 |
German silver |
16.54 |
35.0 |
ordinary |
incised |
30 000 |
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The coins are dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv from
fascist invaders in November 1943 in the course of the battle for Dnipro, an important
offensive operation of the second phase of the Great Patriotic war, in
the result of which the "Eastern Barrage Fire" was destructed
and the radical turn in the course of war was completed.
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On the coin obverse it is depicted: above - the coins
mintage year, under which - the small State Emblem of Ukraine and a
three-lined inscription: on the silver coin - ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ, 20 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ,
as well as designation of metal Ag 925 and its pure weight 62,2
on the German silver coin - ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ, 5 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ; on the right
side of coins a memorial plaque and eternal flame are depicted; on the
silver coin the right part of the flame is holographic. On both coins there
is the Mint logo of the National bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse
it is depicted: above - the scheme of offensive of the Soviet troops;
beneath - the conventionalized scene of the Dnipro forced crossing; on the
background there is panorama of the city of Kyiv; as well as the following
inscriptions are placed: above - a three-lined inscription: 60 ÐÎʲ ÂÈÇÂÎËÅÍÍß ÊȪÂÀ,
beneath to the left -there is a semicircular inscription - ÂÅËÈÊÀ ²Ò×ÈÇÍßÍÀ ²ÉÍÀ.
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Artists: Sviatoslav Ivanenko and Larysa Koren. Sculptors: Sviatoslav Ivanenko
and Volodymyr Demianenko.
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