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10 Hryven Cathedral of Virgin's Nativity
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and its associated bell-tower, rendered in fine detail against the field. The principal design elements are framed within a symbolic triangle, at the apex of which the Star of Bethlehem is displayed. Beneath the triangle, a stylized lily flower — a traditional symbol of purity — occupies the lower field. The circular legend, inscribed in Cyrillic, reads СОБОР РІЗДВА to the left, БОГОРОДИЦІ to the right, and КОЗЕЛЕЦЬ below, identifying the cathedral and its location in the town of Kozelets. |
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| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
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The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin in Kozelets, Chernihiv Oblast, was constructed between 1752 and 1763 — funded in large part by Rozumykha, the mother of Oleksiy Rozum, who had risen from Ukrainian Cossack peasant to become a morganatic husband of Empress Elizabeth of Russia. The building was designed by Andrei Kvasov and remains one of the finest examples of Ukrainian Baroque architecture still standing. This coin belongs to Ukraine's early commemorative silver program, issued in the years immediately following independence when the National Bank was actively documenting ecclesiastical heritage suppressed during the Soviet period.