2 Hryvnia, Ukraine, 2005
2 Hryvnia, Ukraine, 2005
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 2 hryvnia note
- Ukraine, 2005
- Obverse Image: Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kyiv, ruler of Kyivan Rus (1019-1054).
- Obverse Text: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇИ / ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ / ДВІ ГРИВНІ
- Reverse Image: The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
- Reverse Text: ДВІ ГРИВНІ / EГ3249906 / 2005 / СОБОР СВЯТОЇ СОФІЇ
- Description
- In December 1991, Ukrainians held a democratic referendum and voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. Ukraine’s national currency links the modern nation to its medieval origins. Its banknotes—called hryvnia, after the medieval silver ingots made in Kyiv—depict historic leaders. The two-hryvnia banknote portrays Volodymyr I’s son Yaroslav. The ruler is flanked by his medieval silver coin with a large trident, Ukraine’s current national symbol.
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 2005
- place made
- Ukraine
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6.3 cm x 11.7 cm x.01 cm; 2 15/32 in x 4 19/32 in x in
- ID Number
- 2016.0129.38
- accession number
- 2016.0129
- catalog number
- 2016.0129.38
- serial number
- EГ3249906
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Exhibition
- Value of Money
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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