20 Hryven Archangel Michael

€1.00
IssuerUkraine
Year2011-2018
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Hryven
CurrencyHryvnia (1996-date)
CompositionGold (.9999)
Weight31.1 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness2.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Sviatoslav Ivanenko
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#652, Fr#B1
Obverse descriptionAbove there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine), in the coin center, within the octagonal cartouche, there is depicted a shield with the emblem of the National Bank of Ukraine thereon - allegorical figures of griffins with the hryvnia (monetary-weight unit of Kyivan Rus) placed between them. This emblem symbolizes safeguarding and augmentation of the country`s gold reserves. On the coin obverse there are indicated the coin face value, coin issue year, as well as the indications of the metal and its fineness and coin weight in fineness.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringНАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ 2013 ДВАДЦЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse descriptionThere is depicted the Taxiarch Archangel Michael (Orthodoxy accords him the title `Archistrategos`), one of the most honorable Bible characters well-known for winning a victory over evil and being a patron of warriors, the sick and the suffering; there is a circular inscription: …ЗА НАС І ДУШІ ПРАВЕДНИХ, І СИЛА АРХІСТРАТИГА МИХАЇЛА/ FOR US AND SOLES OF RIGHTEOUS MEN, AND ARCHISTRATEGOS MICHAEL`S STRENGTH (lines from T. Shevchenko`s `Haydamaks`).
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse lettering…ЗА НАС І ДУШІ ПРАВЕДНИХ, І СИЛА АРХІСТРАТИГА МИХАЇЛА
(Translation: ... For us and the souls of the righteous and the power of Archistratus Michael)
EdgeSectoral corrugation
MintNational Bank of Ukraine Banknote
Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
Mintage2011  - - 1 500
2012  - - 5 900
2013  - - 4 000
2014  - - 6 400
2015  - - 3 000
2016  - - 10 000
2018  - - 1 500
Catalog ID7099824470
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