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1 Hryvnia Volodymyr the Great
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2004-2018 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the numeral '1' in large format dominates the field, with the word 'ГРИВНЯ' (Hryvnia) inscribed below. The national trident emblem (trizub) of Ukraine is positioned above the numeral, flanked by a decorative foliate wreath that frames the composition. The inscription 'УКРАЇНА' appears along the upper periphery, with the year of issue at the lower periphery. The monogram of the National Bank of Ukraine is incorporated at the top of the design, above the trident. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Ukraine introduced this aluminium bronze hryvnia in 2004 as part of a broader coinage reform that followed the catastrophic hyperinflation of the early 1990s, when the karbovanets lost value so rapidly the government eventually redenominated at 100,000 to 1. The choice of Volodymyr the Great as the anchor figure for the primary circulation coin was deliberate nation-building — he ruled Kyivan Rus at its territorial peak and introduced Christianity to the region in 988, giving independent Ukraine a medieval precedent older than either Russia or Poland could easily contest.