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The Dormition Cathedral in the City of Volodymyr-Volynskyi

The coin is dedicated to the Dormition Cathedral, an Old Rus architectural monument, built by Prince Mstyslav Iziaslavovych in 1156-1160 in the city of Volodymyr - the center of Volynian Principality, the city of chronicle writing (currently - the city of Volodmyr-Volynskyi). The Cathedral was a unique center of spiritual and community life in Volyn, burial place of princes, boyars and bishops, one of the pages of the Old Rus architectural heritage.

The Dormition Cathedral in the City of Volodymyr-Volynskyi
Obverse: 
Above there is the issue year - 2015, the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (to the left) with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) below; the face value - 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (to the right) with a mark of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine below. The main obverse composition is the conventionalized fragment of icon-stand and the Cathedral Holy doors.
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There is depicted the Dormition Cathedral (to the right), in the middle distance above there is the conventionalized scene of its foundation, to the left - the inscription УСПЕНСЬКИЙ/ СОБОР/ХІІ ст. (Dormition/ Cathedral/ХІІ century); below there is the decorative ornament with the inscription ВОЛОДИМИР-ВОЛИНСЬКИЙ (Volodymyr-Volynskyi) against its background.
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UA664CM1
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€4.25
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35000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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