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5 Hryven Baptizing of Rus
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At center, the small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is flanked symmetrically by two standing angelic figures in relief. The upper arc legend reads УКРАЇНА, while the denomination 5 ГРИВЕНЬ and the date 2000 are inscribed in the lower field. The mint logotype of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works appears in the lower field. The design is executed in a refined struck relief against a flat field. |
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| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА 5 ГРИВЕНЬ 2000 |
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Issued to mark the 2000th anniversary of Christianity — a date Ukraine treated as a major state occasion — this coin appeared during a period when the Kuchma government was actively cultivating the Orthodox church as a pillar of national identity. The Baptism of Rus in 988 AD under Vladimir the Great remains politically loaded in the region: both Ukraine and Russia claim it as the founding moment of their respective Christian traditions, a dispute that was already sharpening by 2000.
The alloy, a nickel-brass variant sometimes catalogued as German silver depending on the source, produces inconsistent surface color across strikes from this year.