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In circulation since May 20, 2008.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Rim |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 5 |
German silver |
16.54 |
35.0 |
ordinary |
incised |
45 000 |
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The coin is dedicated to the city of Chernivtsi, an administrative, economic
and cultural centre, one of picturesque cities of Ukraine, which is located
on both banks of the river Prut in the foothills of the Carpathian
Mountains. The first written mention of Chernivtsi was found in the
charter of a Moldavian landlord Oleksander Dobryi in 1408, though according
to archeological data this settlement above the river Prut was founded much
earlier.
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On the coin obverse
there is a depiction of a fret lantern (on the right), one of the symbols of
the city, a fragment of the conventionalized ornament (on the left), which
decorates the roof of Chernivtsi university and above there are: the small
National Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions: ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ/ ÁÀÍÊ/
ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ/ 5/ ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ/ 2008 (National Bank of Ukraine/ 5/ Hryvnia/ 2008) and the
NBU Mint logotype.
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On the coin reverse there is
depicted a composition made of the outstanding historical and architectural
monuments of the city and the inscription: ×ÅÐͲÂÖ² (Chernivtsi), beneath -
600/ ðîê³â (600/ years).
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Artist and sculptor: Volodymyr Atamanchuk.
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