There is a gilt band (local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.002 g. This medal is covered with patina.), on both sides of which are decorative elements; in the center of the band is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, above which is the year of issue 2018; to the left are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the medal’s metal Ag 999; to the right are the following inverted elements: the legend UKRAINE, the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works, and the medal’s fine weight 62.2; above the band is an image of part of the palace’s interior; below the band is an inverted image of a decorative frieze.
Obverse lettering
2018
??????? Ag 999; UKRAINE, 62,2
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Reverse description
There is a gilt band (local gilding); the band contains the following legends separated by decorative elements: МАРІЇНСЬКИЙ ПАЛАЦ/КИЇВ XVIII ст. (Mariinsky Palace/Kyiv 18th century) (to the left) and MARIINSKYI PALACE/KYIV 18TH CENTURY (inverse, to the right); above and below the band are stylized compositions that combine an image of the palace’s exterior and parts of the palace’s interior (the composition below the band is inverse).
Reverse lettering
??????????? ?????/???? XVIII ??., MARIINSKYI
PALACE/KYIV 18 TH CENTURY
Reverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Engraver
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
