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10 Hryven Askold
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is framed by an ornamental border in the Old Rus decorative style. At center, the small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is prominently displayed within the field. The surrounding legend in Cyrillic reads УКРАЇНА above, with the denomination 10 ГРИВЕНЬ and the date 1999 disposed around the central emblem. The metal designation, fineness, and weight in fineness are also inscribed within the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Prince Askold leading his armed warriors in a naval campaign, rendered against a background evoking a ship's sail or rolled textile. The composition is dynamic, conveying the martial and seafaring character of the Kyivan Rus prince. The Cyrillic legend АСКОЛЬД ІХ ст. identifies the subject and his century, while the inscription КНЯЖА УКРАЇНА (Princes of Ukraine) appears as a series title. The design reflects a historicist artistic style consistent with Ukraine's commemorative coinage of the late 1990s. |
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Askold was a Varangian ruler of Kyiv in the 9th century, mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as one of the first Norse chieftains to control the city before Oleg displaced him in 882. His historical significance to Ukrainian national identity stems partly from this early association with Kyiv's founding political history, though the chronicles themselves are fragmentary and his reign poorly documented.
This coin belongs to Ukraine's "Kyivan Princes" series launched in the late 1990s, a deliberate cultural project timed to the early years of post-Soviet independence.