20 Hryven (Cossack Uprising) 1998 front 20 Hryven (Cossack Uprising) 1998 back
20 Hryven (Cossack Uprising) 1998 photo
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20 Hryven Cossack Uprising

1998 year
Silver (.925) 33.63 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Issuing bank
National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1998
Value
20 Hryven 20 UAH = USD 0.49
Currency
Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
33.63 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Thickness
3.28 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#30693
Rarity index
85%

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 Zaporizhzhya 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: ВИЗВОЛЬНА ВІЙНА СЕРЕДИНИ ХVІІ СТ.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ВИЗВОЛЬНА ВІЙНА СЕРЕДИНИ ХVІІ СТ.

Engraver: Roman Chaikovskyi

Designer: Oleksandr Ivakhnenko

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin is dedicated to 350 Years of the Liberation War in the Middle of 17th Century for independence and creation of the national state.

Interesting fact

The Cossack Uprising coin's design features a horseman charging forward with a sword raised high, symbolizing the bravery and spirit of the Cossacks who fought for Ukraine's independence.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1998  10000 - - - - - -

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