Ukraine 200 Hryven, 1996

200 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 1996. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 25 mm and weighs 17.27 g.

Obverse

In the middle of the beads circumference decoration, there is the depiction of Trinity Gate Church of Lavra ensemble and a fragment of its main Belfry. To its right there is a depiction of the Small State Emblem of Ukraine. Underneath around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: 200 ГРИВЕНЬ - in two lines and 1996, year of issue - above it. Around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: УКРАЇНА - left and КИЕВО-ПЕЧЕРСЬКА ЛАВРА - right.

Reverse

At the composition upper part there are fragments of murals of the Trinity Gate Church: БОГ ОТЕЦЬ, БОГ СИН, БОГ ДУХ СВЯТИЙ with relative inscriptions in old Slavic print. Under it there is the depiction of God Mother, the patroness of Zaporizhzhia Cossacks. All images are depicted upon clouds. Underneath there is the Lavra panorama from L. Tarasevich's engraving, first printed in the book Pateryk Pechorskiy (1702). The picture is framed with the beads circumference decoration. On both sides of the picture there are designations of Аu 900 and 15,55, coin's pure weight

Edge

Smooth