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The Town of Romny (Romen) - 1100 years old

Jubilee coin of 5 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to an ancient fortress- town  which defended eastern boarders of Kyivan Rus against the hordes of Polovtsy. The first mention of the town was made in Lavrentiv chronicles among the entries for the year 1096. At present it is a district centre of Summy region, situates at the right bank of Soula river.
In circulation since June 26, 2002.

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Obverse: 
On the coin obverse there is the small State Emblem of Ukraine and the conventionalized inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 2002 (above) and 5, ГРИВЕНЬ (beneath). There also depicted some conventionalized flowers on a cock which are embroidery elements of Summy region, as well as the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
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On the coin reverse at the upper part of the coin field and between the circular inscriptions: РОМЕН - РОМНИ  there depicted an ancient and a modern  town coat of arms on the background of a baroque frame with the inscription: 1100 / РОКІВ; at the lower part of the coin field there is a coalesced depiction of architectural monuments and modern structures.
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UA196CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 157
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€13
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30000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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