Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722-1794). An outstanding Ukrainian philosopher, poet, writer, enlightener, pedagogue, and musician. He epitomized the spiritual awakening of Ukrainian society at the end of the XVIIIth century.
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Kyiv Mohyla Academy – the first higher education school in Ukraine founded in 1632; the largest center of general education in the XVII-XVIIIth centuries. It trained teachers for Slavo-Greek-Latin academies, clerical educators, and theological seminary teachers. H. Skovoroda was among the most famous alumni of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy.
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Kyrylo Yevhenovych Shevchenko (KYS), Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
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НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
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30 років Незалежності України
500
УКРАЇНА
Не ра́вное всѣмъ ра́венство.
Льются изъ разныхъ тру́бокъ, разные токи: въ ра́зные
Григорій Сковорода
500
П`ЯТСОТ ГРИВЕНЬ (Translation: National Bank of Ukraine Head 30 years of Independence of Ukraine 500 Ukraine Not equal to all equality. They flow from different pipes, different currents: into different Hryhorii Skovoroda 500 500 Hryven)
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500 ГРИВЕНЬ 500
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Києво-Могилянська академія
2015
500 (Translation: 500 Hryven 500 500 Hryven Kyiv-Mohyla Academy 2015 500)