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Commemorative Coin " Golden Gates "

In circulation since June  29, 2004.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
100 900 gold 31.1 32.0 "proof" sector corrugation 2000

The coin is dedicated to the Golden Gates of Kyiv, the principal ceremonial entrance to the city, a unique fortification structure built during ruling period of the Prince Yaroslav the Wise. The structure was crowned with the Church of Annunciation. Golden Gates... Attracts attention the very name of the gate which originates still from ancient times. In bygone period it laid emphasis on its specific importance among others defensive structures of the city. The chronicler Nestor in entries for the year 1037 noted: "And laid Yaroslav a great city with the Golden Gates, and also founded a Church devoted to St.Sophia, the centre of empire, as well as the Church of Annunciation on the top of the Golden Gates..."

The coin continues "Architectural monuments of Ukraine" series
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On the coin obverse  overhead there is a semicircular inscription ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ;  upon the background of an old-Rus symbol of the sun there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine, under which in two lines there is the coin face value - 100 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ, on both sides -  stylized cranes (from Kyivan bracelets); beneath there is a stylized ornamental stripe, under which there is 2004, the coin mintage year, as well as designation of metal– Au 900, its pure weight  31,1, and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.

On the coin reverse there is a stylized miniature-like annalistic scene -  riders approaching the gates, overhead to the right there is a semicircular stylized inscription: ÇÎËÎÒ² ÂÎÐÎÒÀ, beneath under the stylized ornamental stripe – 1037, the year of the gates construction. 
 


Artist and sculptor: Sviatoslav Ivanenko.

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