100 Hryven 1998

Weight

17.27 g

Diameter

25 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold (.900)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

There is a depiction of the Small State Emblem of Ukraine, surrounded by the antique and Cossack attributes: two lyres, a helmet, a sabre, a flask and a quiver with arrows. On the coin there are the following inscriptions: УКРАЇНА and 1998 (above); 100 ГРИВЕНЬ, Au 900, designation of precious metal and 15,55, its pure weight (underneath, in two lines)

Back design

There is the composition, consisting of grotesque images: Aeneid and Didona, the heroes of the poem, standing near the central figure of the Cossack playing bandura (a folk Ukrainian instrument) on the background of a landscape. On the coin there are the following inscriptions: ЕНЕЇДА - above; І.КОТЛЯРЕВСЬКОГО and 200 РОКІВ - underneath, in three lines.

Year of Minting

1998

Ruling authority

Republic (1991-date)

Mint location

National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works , Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: УКРАЇНА 1998 100 ГРИВЕНЬ Au 900 15.55 Reverse: 'ЕНЕЇДА' І. КОТЛЯРЕВСЬКОГО 200 РОКІВ

Context

The coin is dedicated to the 200th anniversary since the first publication of 'Aeneid' poem by Ivan Kotliarevskyi (1769-1838), the founder of the new Ukrainian literature.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0