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900 years of Novgorod-Siversk Principality

he jubilee coin of 5 Hryvnias denomination is dedicated to 900 years of Novgorod-Siversk Principality, founded at the Lyuberetsk congress of old Russian princes. The Novgorod-Siversk prince Igor's campaign against Polovets troops in 1185 was praised at the "Legend on Igor's Regiment", the outstanding work of old-Russian and world literature. In circulation since June 25, 1999.

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On the coin obverse within a sun circle there are the Small State emblem of Ukraine, disturbed birds and a conventionalized inscription: УКРАЇНА, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ, 1999.
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On the coin reverse against an old Russian fortress there is a chronicle depiction of  prince's fighting men in the campaign and a conventionalized circular inscription: НОВГОРОД-СІВЕРСЬКОМУ КНЯЗІВСТВУ 900 РОКІВ.
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UA117CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 74
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€40
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50000
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16.54g
Diameter: 
35mm
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