20 Hryven Olbia

2000 year


Bimetallic: gold (.916) centre in silver (.925) ring	14.7 g	31 mm

Description

Issuer	Ukraine
Issuing bank	National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2000
Value	20 Hryven 20 UAH = USD 0.49
Currency	Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: gold (.916) centre in silver (.925) ring
Weight	14.7 g
Diameter	31 mm
Thickness	2.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#97300
Rarity index	90%

Reverse

A depiction image of coin from Ancient Greek Black Sea colony Olbia/Sarmatia (yearly 6th century BC), now village Parutino of the Mykolayiv District; within the external ring there is an ornamental pattern and vase painting, which was characteristic for that period and the inscription.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ОЛЬВІЯ
ΟΛΒΙΟ

Translation:
Ukraine
20 Hryven

Engraver: Roman Chaikovskyi

Designer: Roman Chaikovskyi

Edge

Segmented reeding

Comment

The coin is dedicated to the city-state Olbia, one of the most important centers of ancient material and spiritual culture of Northern and North-Western Region of the Black Sea coast, which was founded at the beginning of 6th century B.C. in the Lower Bug basin region and existed for about 1000 years. There was in the city quite original coin production, manufacturing cast copper dolphin-figures and arrows, which served as legal tender

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 20 Hryven (Olbia) 2000 coin from Ukraine is that it features a unique bimetallic design, with a gold (.916) center surrounded by a silver (.925) ring. This distinctive design element sets it apart from other coins and makes it a notable collector's item.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2000	3000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 20 Hryven (Olbia) 2000 coin.