5 hryvnias

2000

5 hryvnia Baptism of Russia

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General

2000
16.10.2000
KM# 102
100 000

Coin type

16,54 гр.
35 мм

Description

Obverse
On the obverse of the coin between two figures of angels there is an image of a small State Emblem of Ukraine and an inscription: UKRAINE and 5 UAH, 2000, and the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Reverse
On the reverse of the coin in the foreground there is a cruciform composition with the image of Prince Vladimir the Baptist against the background of the scene of the baptism of Kiev and a stylized inscription: BAPTISM OF RUSSIA.
Edge
Corrugated
Description
Dedicated to the official introduction of Christianity as the state religion. In early 988, Christianity was adopted by Vladimir the Great and his inner circle. In the spring of that year, the people of Kiev joined the faith, the beginning of the beginning of the baptism of the whole country. Artist: Tchaikovsky Roman Sculptor: Tchaikovsky Roman