| Issuer | Ukraine |
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 10 Hryven |
| Currency | Hryvnia (1996-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 33.62 g |
| Dimensions | 38.6 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Volodymyr Atamanchuk |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#987 |
| Obverse description | Above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which is the stylized legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); against a smooth background is a composition symbolizing the activities of a chronicler: an ink pot, from which a sheet of paper with the following legends unfolds: ЛІТОПИС/ САМІЙЛА/ ВЕЛИЧКА/ 1720 (chronicle/by Samiilo/Velychko/1720); the coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) and the coin’s issue year – 2020 are beneath. |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА ЛІТОПИС САМІЙЛА ВЕЛИЧКА 1720 10 ГРИВЕНЬ 2020 |
| Reverse description | Against a matt background is the smooth outline of a Cossack’s profile (the image of Samiilo Velychko); against the backdrop of the profile is the following fragment of the preface to Velychko’s chronicle written in the cursive style used by Cossacks: ЦІКАВОМУ/ НОРОВУ ЛЮДСЬКОМУ/ НЕ МОЖЕ НІЧОГО БУТИ/ СПОДОБНІШОГО, ЛАСКАВИЙ/ ЧИТАЛЬНИКУ,/ ЯК ЧИТАТИ КНИГИ Й/ ДІЗНАВАТИСЯ ПРО/ ДАВНІ ЛЮДСЬКІ/ ДІЯННЯ/ І ВЧИНКИ (Dear reader, nothing is more interesting for the curious human nature than to read books and learn about old human acts and deeds); to the left, against the background of a quill pen, is the legend САМІЙЛО/ ВЕЛИЧКО (Samiilo/Velychko); to the right of the profile are the dates of the chronicler’s birth and death 1670/1728. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | САМІЙЛО ВЕЛИЧКО 1670 - 1728 |
| Edge | Smooth with in-depth legends |
| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2020 - Proof - 3 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4692885410 |
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