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2 Hryvni
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| In circulation to | 1 October 2020 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a portrait vignette of Yaroslav the Wise (Grand Duke of Kyiv, r. 1019–1054), rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination and issuer inscription appear in Cyrillic above and below the central vignette, flanked by decorative geometric borders. Yaroslav is credited with commissioning the Cathedral of St. Sophia, codifying the Rus Justice legal code, and establishing the first library in Kyivan Rus. |
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| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ ДВІ ГРИВНІ (Translation: Ukraine, Yaroslav the Wise, Two Hryvni) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents an architectural vignette of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kyiv, a UNESCO World Heritage site constructed in the first half of the eleventh century as the metropolitan cathedral of Kyivan Rus. The composition is set within a guilloche border framework, with the denomination numerals and issuing authority inscribed in Cyrillic. The date 1992 appears alongside the repeated numeral 2 in the lower portion of the design. |
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