100 Hryven 2010

Weight

34.55 g

Diameter

32 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold (.900)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Smooth with in-depth legends

Technique

Milled

Front design

There is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the coin issue year 2010 thereunder and semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine), beneath - the coin face value 100/ГРИВЕНЬ (100 hryvnias); in the center there is a fragment of Panticapaeum ruins against the background of reconstructed appearance of the city with sphinxes to the left and right thereof.

Back design

Against the dark background there is depicted a sailing vessel with images of dolphins and decorative meander lines, symbolizing the water, thereunder; to the left and right of the vessel there are depicted fragments of buildings of the city; above, against the light background, there is depicted a gold coin, i.e. Panticapaeum stater with the legend БОСПОРСЬКЕ ЦАРСТВО (Bosporan Kingdom) thereunder.

Year of Minting

2010

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: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ 2010 100 ГРИВЕНЬ Reverse: БОСПОРСЬКЕ ЦАРСТВО

Context

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the Bosporan Kingdom (VI-th century B.C. - IV-th century A.D.), one of the ancient states on the Northern coast of the Black Sea, which originated from a league of Greek colonies, the cities on the shores of the Strait of Kerch, with its capital in Panticapaeum, and regularly minted its coins.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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