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10 Hryven Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is prominently displayed within the field, flanked by engraved depictions of a lyre and sculptural allegorical figures representing Comedy and Tragedy, referencing the decorative interior of the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre. The National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype appears to the right. The circular legend УКРАЇНА, the year 2000, and the denomination 10 ГРИВЕНЬ are inscribed around the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the centenary of the Lviv Opera House, which opened in 1900 after a construction campaign that displaced a significant portion of the city's old fortification walls. The architect, Zygmunt Gorgolewski, died the following year, never seeing the building reach its full reputation as one of the finest neo-baroque theatrical structures in Central Europe.
Ukraine's commemorative silver program from this period was struck in relatively modest mintages, and the Lviv Opera issue was among the first to draw serious collector attention outside the former Soviet states.