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Coin "20 Years of Independence of Ukraine"
| Name | 20 Years of Independence of Ukraine |
| Presented by | National Bank of Ukraine |
| Nominal value | 100 hryvnias |
| Metal | Gold 900° |
| Thickness | 2,3 |
| Mintage | 1000 |
| Production quality | Proof |
| Description of obverse and reverse | Obverse: the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine in the centre and the cruciform image of rushnyks (Ukrainian embroidered decorative towels); between the rushnyks there are portraits of the most outstanding personalities of different epochs of our history together with the legends: “ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ, ТАРАС ШЕВЧЕНКО, МИХАЙЛО ГРУШЕВСЬКИЙ, БОГДАН ХМЕЛЬНИЦЬКИЙ” (Yaroslav the Wise, Taras Shevchenko, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Bohdan Kmelnytskyi; below against the background of a rushnyk there is the coin minting year “2011” and the semicircular inscriptions: “НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ” (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) and coin denomination (below): on the gold coin – “100 ГРИВЕНЬ” (100 hryvnias). Reverse: there is a conventionalized wreath formed by viburnum fruits and leaves; in the centre thereof the legend: “20 РОКІВ/ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ/ УКРАЇНИ” (20 years/ of independence/ of Ukraine); there are four ornamental rhombuses with the images of an airplane, combine harvester, ship and mine between them, which symbolize different branches of the economy; under the circle there is the inscription: “24 СЕРПНЯ / 1991 р.” (24 August / 1991 year). |
| A brief annotation | Dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Ukraine`s independence. On August 24, 1991, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine that opened a new era in the development of Ukraine as a sovereign state. |
| Designer | Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk |
| Producer | Banknote Printing and Minting Works of the National Bank of Ukraine |
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