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2 Hryvni Scythian Gold
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 2 Hryvni |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is depicted in the central field, with the date 2005 positioned immediately above it. The upper arc of the outer legend reads УКРАЇНА, while the lower arc bears the denomination 2 ГРИВНІ. Flanking the beaded circle, the fineness designation Au 999,9 appears to the left and the weight 1,24 g along with the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine appears to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА 2005 AU 999.9 - 1.24 2 ГРИВНІ |
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Part of Ukraine's long-running commemorative series drawing on the Scythian goldwork recovered from burial mounds across the northern Black Sea steppe, this issue references one of the most spectacular archaeological traditions in the ancient world. The Scythians left no written records; virtually everything known about their material culture comes from kurgan excavations, many conducted during the Imperial Russian and Soviet periods in what is now southern Ukraine.
At 1.24 g of four-nines gold, these pieces were never intended for circulation — the National Bank issued them primarily as collector instruments from the outset.