50 Hryven (Nestor - the Chronicler) 2006 front 50 Hryven (Nestor - the Chronicler) 2006 back
50 Hryven (Nestor - the Chronicler) 2006 photo
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50 Hryven Nestor - the Chronicler

2006 year
Gold (.900) 17.27 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Ukraine
Issuing bank
National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period
Republic (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2006
Value
50 Hryven 50 UAH = USD 1.22
Currency
Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
17.27 g
Diameter
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#97274
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

There is depicted a conventionalized iconographic portrait of Nestor writing his chronicle, the vertical legend НЕСТОР-ЛІТОПИСЕЦЬ (Nestor - / the chronicler is placed to the right and the inscription: XI - XII ст. (centuries) is placed below).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: НЕСТОР-ЛІТОПИСЕЦЬ

Engravers: Roman Chaikovskyi, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

Edge

Plain

Comment

The coin is dedicated to the Nestor the Chronicler, a thinker and annalist, author of the first hagiographic works of the Ancient Rus, whose Primary Chronicle or 'Tale of Bygone Years' (1113) became the acme of his creative work.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 50 Hryven (Nestor - the Chronicler) 2006 from Ukraine made of Gold (.900) weighing 17.27 g is that it features an image of Nestor the Chronicler, a prominent Ukrainian historian and cleric from the 12th century. The coin's design honors his contributions to Ukrainian history and culture.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2006  5000 - - - - - -

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