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Commemorative Coin "Paleolith"

In circulation since December 20, 2000.

Technical description

Denomination,
hryvnia		 Metal Weight,
g		 Diameter,
mm		 Quality Rim Mintage,
pieces
20 bimetal precious
embedding metal: Au 916
ring metal: Ag 925 		14.7
5.74
7.8 		31.0 sector incised 3000

Commemorative coin of 20 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to Paleolith, the oldest epoch in the history of mankind (in Ukraine – about 1 mlm-10 mln years ago), which was the basis for development of the world civilization and culture. At the end of Paleolith period almost the whole territory of Ukraine had been developed. Cultural objects of note of that period testified to the rise of art and origin of first primary religious beliefs (Kamiyana Mohyla in Zaporizhia region, Mizyn site of late Paleolith period in Chernihiv region).
The coin initiates "Points of interest of ancient cultures of Ukraine" series
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On the coin obverse in the centre of internal ring and on the background of rye spikelets there is a depiction of a symbolic wheel of history with a sitting falcon, beneath of which, a snake is depicted and above there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine; within the external ring, there is a depiction of a human being to the left and, a stone structure, to the right, the Mint logo and inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ / 2000 / 20 / ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ.

On the coin reverse within the internal ring there is a depiction of a carved Mizyn bracelet made of mammoth tusks, within the external ring there are murals of primeval people and a conventionalized inscription: ÏÀËÅÎ˲Ò.


Artist and sculptor: Roman Chaikovskiy.

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