20 Hryven The Irmologion

€268,058.00
IssuerUkraine
Year2020
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Hryven
CurrencyHryvnia (1996-date)
CompositionSilver (.925) (local gilding)
Weight62.2 g
Dimensions50.0 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Volodymyr Demianenko, Anatolii Demianenko
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#993
Obverse descriptionAbove is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), below which is a stylized gold-plated page (local gilding) from the Suprasl Irmologion (1598–1601) – the oldest extant manuscript written in sheet music and a source of Kyiv Church liturgical heritage and music, which is stored in Ukraine’s Volodymyr Vernadskyi National Library; to the left of the page is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, below which is the coin’s issue year – 2020; to the right of the page is the coin’s face value 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias).
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringУКРАЇНА 2020 20 ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse descriptionIn the center is a fragment from the Raising of the Cross with the Family of John III Sobieski ico (1670–1689), which is kept in Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv; the fragment shows rhythmic and solid representations of chanters singing from music; above are the following stylized legends: ЗБІРНИК/ ЦЕРКОВНИХ ПІСНЕСПІВІВ/ ІРМОЛОГІОН (collection/of church chants/irmologion); under the image of the chanters is a stylized fragment of an irmologion page.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringЗБІРНИК ЦЕРКОВНИХ ПІСНЕСПІВІВ ІРМОЛОГІОН
EdgeSmooth with in-depth legends
MintNational Bank of Ukraine Banknote
Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
Mintage2020  - Special Uncirculated - 2 500
Catalog ID1794579140
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