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20 Hryven Cloister Zymne
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At center, a partially gilt depiction of the miraculous Zymne Icon of the Blessed Mother of God set within its ornate revetment, flanked by two angels in relief. The Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine is positioned at the upper field, surmounted by the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine). The issue year 2010 and the denomination 20 ГРИВЕНЬ appear in the lower field, with the conventionalized inscription ЗИМНЕНСЬКА ІКОНА ПРЕСВ. БОГОРОДИЦІ (Zymne Icon of the Blessed Mother of God) inscribed beneath the icon. |
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| Mintage | 2010 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Zymne Monastery in Volhynia claims foundation by Vladimir the Great in the late tenth century, making it one of the oldest monastic sites in Ukraine. The complex sits on a rocky outcrop above the Southern Buh river and has functioned continuously — through Mongol raids, Ottoman pressure, and Soviet antireligious campaigns — in one form or another since the medieval period. The partial gilding applied to this issue was executed at the mint rather than as a post-sale addition, a technique the NBU used selectively for architectural commemoratives to distinguish stone from metalwork in the relief.