20 Hryven (60 Years of Liberation of Kyiv from Fascist Invaders) 2003 front 20 Hryven (60 Years of Liberation of Kyiv from Fascist Invaders) 2003 back
20 Hryven (60 Years of Liberation of Kyiv from Fascist Invaders) 2003 photo
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20 Hryven 60 Years of Liberation of Kyiv from Fascist Invaders

2003 year
Silver (.925) 67.25 g 50 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Issuing bank
National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2003
Value
20 Hryven 20 UAH = USD 0.49
Currency
Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
67.25 g
Diameter
50 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#97319
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

There is depicted at the top a map of the Soviet troops advance, below which there is a conventionalized scene of the Dnipro river forced crossing; in the background there is depicted a panorama of the City of Kyiv; as well as the following inscriptions: above - a three-lined inscription: 60 РОКІВ ВИЗВОЛЕННЯ КИЄВА (60 Years of the liberation of Kyiv), beneath to the left -there is a semicircular inscription - ВЕЛИКА ВІТЧИЗНЯНА ВІЙНА (Second World War)

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
60 РОКІВ ВИЗВОЛЕННЯ КИЄВА
ВЕЛИКА ВІТЧИЗНЯНА ВІЙНА

Engravers: Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Demianenko

Designers: Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Larysa Koren

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv from fascist invaders in November 1943 in the course of the battle for Dnipro, an important offensive operation of the second phase of the Great Patriotic war, in the result of which the 'Eastern Barrage Fire' was destructed and the radical turn in the course of the war was completed

Interesting fact

The coin's design features a depiction of the Motherland Monument, a famous statue in Kiev that commemorates the heroes of World War II. The statue is shown surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, symbolizing victory and honor. The coin's obverse side features the Ukrainian coat of arms and the inscription "60 Years of Liberation of Kyiv from Fascist Invaders." This coin was minted in 2003 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev from German occupation during World War II.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2003  2000 - - - - - -

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