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Commemorative coins “The Water Baptism”

Issued into circulation on December 18, 2006

Technical description

Face value
hryvnia
Metal Weight,
g
Diameter,
mm
Quality Edge Mintage,
pieces
10 925 standard silver 31.1 38.61 "proof" grooved 10 000
5 German silver 16.54 35.0 special uncirculated grooved 75 000

The commemorative coins are dedicated to one of the important Orthodox holy days related to the Baptism of the Lord feast (observed together with the Epiphany or the Theophany) and celebrated on January 19.
 
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On the obverse of both coins there is a composition of Ukrainian female adornments, held by doves, and a church chalice; there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine above; the inscriptions below say: on the silver coin – ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ / ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ / 10 / ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ / 2006 (National Bank of Ukraine, 10 hryvnias, 2006); there is the indication of metal and its fineness – Ag 925, weight in fineness – 31.1g; on the German silver coin – ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÁÀÍÊ / ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ / 5 / ÃÐÈÂÅÍÜ / 2006 (National Bank of Ukraine, 5 hryvnias, 2006). On the left and on the right of both coins there are conventionalized frozen twigs with snowflakes and the logo of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.

 

On the reverse of both coins there is a multifigured composition of a prayer service over a cross-shaped ice-hole with holographic depicting of water; the bow-shaped inscription on the left says: ÂÎÄÎÕÐÅÙÅ (Water baptism).


Artist: Mykola Kochubey. Sculptors: Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Roman Chaikovskyi.