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Commemorative Coin "Askold"

In circulation since June 30, 1999.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
10 925 standard silver 31.1 38.61 "proof" incised 10 000

The coin is dedicated to the Prince Askold (?-882), a ruler of Kyiv state.

The coin continues "Princes of Ukraine" series
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On the coin obverse within a frame of an old-Russian pattern ornamental there is depiction of the Small State Emblem of Ukraine and conventionalized inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ, 10, ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ, 1999, Ag 925, designation of metal and 31,1, its pure weight.

On the coin reverse against a background of an imitated rolls there is a picture of the Prince, who leads his men at arms for a sea campaign. There are the following simple and conventionalized inscriptions on the coin: ÀÑÊÎËÜÄ ²Õ ñò. and  ÊÍ߯À, ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ.


Artists: Volodymyr Taran, Olexander Kharuk, Sergii Kharuk and Vitalii Kozachenko. Sculptors: Volodymyr Demyanenko and Volodymyr Atamanchuk.

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