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In circulation since June 25, 1998.
Technical description
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Denomination,
hryvnia |
Metal |
Weight,
g |
Diameter,
mm |
Quality |
Rim |
Mintage,
pieces |
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| 20 |
925 high standard silver |
31.1 |
38.61 |
"proof" |
incised |
10 000 |
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The jubilee coin of 20 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to 350 Years of begin
of the War of Liberation of the Mid -17th Century for independence
and establishment of the national state.
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On the coin obverse
in the middle of the beads circumference decoration, there is the
composition general for the whole series symbolizing the national idea of
Unification of Ukraine: near the Small State Emblem of Ukraine there are the
emblematic figures of the Holy Michael Archistrategos, the patron of Kiev and
crowned lion, symbol of Lviv. Around the composition, there are
conventionalized inscriptions, separated from one another with baroque ornaments
and griffins depictions: ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÀ and 1998 (above), 20 ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ, (underneath in
two lines) and the symbol of the precious metal, its fineness and weight.
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On the coin reverse
in the beads circumference against a background of a sand-glass, symbol of
heredity of ages, there is a depiction of a fight of Zaporizhzhia Cossack and a
Polish winged Reitar. Aside of the battle scene there are rider figures: Hetman
Bohdan Khmelnitsky, leader of the liberation movement and a Bandura-Cossack,
bard of heroic campaigns. Around the composition there is a conventionalized
inscription: ÂÈÇÂÎËÜÍÀ ²ÉÍÀ ÑÅÐÅÄÈÍÈ ÕV²² ÑÒ.
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Artist: Olexander Ivakhnenko. Sculptors: Andjey Novakowski (obverse) and Roman
Chaykovsky (reverse). 
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