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In circulation since December 20, 2000.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Rim |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 20 |
bimetal precious
embedding metal: Au 916
ring metal: Ag 925
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14.7
5.74
7.8 |
31.0 |
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sector incised |
3000 |
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Commemorative coin of 20 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to Trypilia culture,
one of the brightest agricultural and cattle-breeding cultures of en eolith
(4th-3d century B.C.), which points of interest are important source
for studying the history of ancient Europe. The name originates from the
settlement of the same name in Kyiv region, investigated at the end of
19th century.
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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 cowboy, to the left and, a
girl with spikelets, to the right as representatives of cattle-breeding and
agricultural tribes, the Mint logo and inscriptions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ / 2000 / 20 /
ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ.
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On the coin reverse
within the internal ring there is a depiction of a clay antroph-amorphous
statuette from Volodymyrivka settlement in Kyiv region; within the external ring
there is a depiction of specimen ware of Trypilia culture having a
characteristic ornamental pattern and a conventionalized inscription: ÒÐÈϲËËß.
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Artist and sculptor: Roman Chaikovskiy.
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