Ukraine 10 Hryven, 2012

10 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2012. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 38.6 mm and weighs 33.62 g.

Obverse

Above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the conventionalized semicircular legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) with the coin issue year indication 2012 thereunder; against the background of the conventionalized map there are depicted the wind rose as a symbol of sea voyages (to the left) and an ancient coin of the Bosporan Kingdom (to the right); below there are the meander and the coin face value: 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias)

Reverse

To the left there is a conventionalized image of the prora, i.e. the ship bow, often depicted on the ancient Greek and Roman coins as a seafaring symbol; to the right above there is depicted an ancient sailing ship and below, on the wide meander, there is the conventionalized inscription АНТИЧНЕ/СУДНОПЛАВСТВО (Antiquity/navigation).

Edge

Smooth with in-depth legends