2008 #09 Ukraine Coin 5 UAH Hryven 850 years of Sniatyn

Description

2008 Ukraine Coin 5 UAH Hryven
850 years of Sniatyn
Putting into circulation :
15 September 2008
Technical Specifications
Denomination                   5
Metal                          Nickel Silver
Weight, g                      16.54
Diameter, mm                   35
Quality class of coinage       special uncirculated
Edge                           corrugated
Mintage, pcs                   45 000
Series: Ancient cities of Ukraine
The commemorative coin is dedicated to Sniatyn, a picturesque town in the historical region of Pokuttia situated on the left bank of the Prut River and a district centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast. For the first time Sniatyn was mentioned in 1158 as a town of the Principality of Halych (Galicia) in the Hypatian Chronicle; in 1448 the town was granted Magdeburg Rights.
On the coin obverse there is the image of the horseman, the voivode Kostiantyn Siroslavovych, the town founder; on the right and on the left there is a conventionalized Pokuttian ornament; above there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); the legend 5 ГРИВЕНЬ 2008 (5 hryvnias 2008) is below, as well as the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (on the right).
On the coin reverse there is a conventionalized composition: to the left – the Town Hall building and the town coat of arms; to the right – a detail of the architectural design of the Town Hall building with the eagle sculpture; above there is the inscription СНЯТИН (SNIATYN) and below – 850 РОКІВ (850 years).
Designer: Sviatoslav Ivanenko
Engraver: Sviatoslav Ivanenko
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