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10 Hryven Figure Skating
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Engraver(s) | Sviatoslav Ivanenko |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a figure skater in mid-jump, rendered against a decorative background of stylized skating tracks conveying movement and dynamism. The composition is executed in high relief characteristic of proof coinage. The circular legend 'ХVІІІ ЗИМОВІ ОЛІМПІЙСЬКІ ІГРИ НАГАНО', referencing the XVIII Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, runs along the periphery and is punctuated by snowflake motifs at intervals. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Ukraine's national mint issued this piece in 1998 as part of an early run of commemorative sports coins, a series the National Bank pursued aggressively in the years following independence as a way to establish numismatic credibility internationally. Figure skating had particular resonance — Ukrainian skaters had competed under the Soviet flag for decades, and this coin appeared just as athletes were beginning to accumulate medals under their own national identity.
The Zahreba reference places it firmly within the early commemorative classification system developed specifically for post-Soviet Ukrainian issues, where catalog organization was still being standardized through the late 1990s.