20 Hryven Olbia

€97,300.00
IssuerUkraine
Year2000
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Hryven
CurrencyHryvnia (1996-date)
CompositionBimetallic: gold (.916) centre in silver (.925) ring
Weight14.7 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Roman Chaikovskyi
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#128, Zahreba#3M.20.3, Fr#15
Obverse descriptionA depiction of a symbolic wheel of history with a sitting falcon, gradually being transformed into a trident, beneath of which, a snake is depicted and above, there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine; within the external ring, to the left there is a depiction of a potter and to the right, a woman with children on the background of a Greek column, the Mint logo and inscriptions.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringУКРАЇНА 2000 20 ГРИВЕНЬ
(Translation: Olbia (ukr/greek))
Reverse descriptionA depiction image of coin from Ancient Greek Black Sea colony Olbia/Sarmatia (yearly 6th century BC), now village Parutino of the Mykolayiv District; within the external ring there is an ornamental pattern and vase painting, which was characteristic for that period and the inscription.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringОЛЬВІЯ ΟΛΒΙΟ
(Translation: Ukraine 20 Hryven)
EdgeSegmented reeding
MintNational Bank of Ukraine Banknote
Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
Mintage2000  - Proof - 3 000
Catalog ID5189333750
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