St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv

In circulation since July 28, 1997.

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Obverse: 
On the coin obverse in the center, there is a depiction of St.Sophia Cathedral, temple of Kyiv Rus period, the pearl of old Russian architecture of 11th century, framed with beads decoration. Under it there are inscriptions: the period of cathedral foundation - 11th century, respective face value and the year of coin issue. Above, around the coin circumference there is an inscription: УКРАЇНА.
Reverse: 
On the coin reverse there is a depiction of "Virgin Orante", the Cathedral's main mosaic in the center of the vegetal circumference ornamentation. The figure of Virgin Orante splits the horizontally located inscription.
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Catalog ID: 
UA70CM4
Krause ID: 
KM# 62
Mintage: 
1000
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Purity: 
0.9999
Weight: 
31.1g
Diameter: 
32mm
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