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Spas
Issued into circulation on 28 July 2010. The coin is dedicated to one of the major Orthodox feasts – the Transfiguration of Jesus (in common parlance – Spas, i.e. the Savior’s Feast) when grapes, apples, honey and other food are blessed by sprinkling with holy water.
Obverse:
Obverse: above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there is the composition symbolizing the Savior’s Feast and consisting of an honeycomb frame against an amulet bunch of flowers with a sunflower above; to the left and right thereof there are depicted conventionalized cornucopias replete with apples, pears, grapes, etc.; below there is the legend: 10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2010 together with the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo.
Reverse:
Reverse: there is the multi-figure composition of peasants in preparation for the act of blessing the gifts of nature with holy water; below there is a beehive; above there are the symbol of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the bow-shaped inscription СВЯТО СПАСА (Feast of Spas).
Package (box, booklet, roll, etc.):
Package (box, booklet, roll, etc.):
Country:
Ukraine
Catalog ID:
UA510CM2
Value:
€70
Mintage:
10000
Quality:
Proof
Face value:
10 hryvnen
Purity:
0.925
Weight:
31.1g
Diameter:
38.61mm
Year:
2010
Type:
Commemorative coin
Shape and style:
Round
Edge:
Lettered
Edge Lettering:
Ag 925, 31.1 g and the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logotype
Local program:
Ritual Holidays of Ukraine
Source of information:
National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua