Coins of Ukraine

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Ukraine: 2014 2 Hryvnia Coin
ANNA YAROSLAVNA Series:Princes of Ukraine
Since May22, 2014

The commemorative coin is dedicated to
Anna Yaroslavna (Anne of Rus), Kyiv princess,
the middle daughter of the grand prince Yaroslav the Wise.
In the late forties of the 11th century she married
the king Henry I of France (house of Capet) and, after his death,
became the queen regent of their underage son;
she participated actively in the government of the country
and was in fact the reigning queen. The beautiful,
highly educated and wise woman excited admiration
of her contemporaries and meritoriously represented Kyiv Rus,
a developed power that was held in esteem and played
an important role in the international relations of the countries
of Europe and the Middle East.
Face Value: 2 Hryvnia
Material: Nickel silver (albata)
Condition: Special UNC
Size: 31.00 mm.
Weight: 12.80 gram
Year: 2014
Mintage: 20 000
Ukraine 2005 coin 5 Hryvnia

PROTECTION of the HOLY VIRGIN


Series: Ritual Holidays of Ukraine

The coins are dedicated to one of the important Orthodox holy days related to the Virgin Mary, the true protectress of all believers.

The sense of this holiday is in the idea of protection.
Face Value: 5 Hryvnia
Material of manufacturing: German Silver (albata)
Condition: Special UNC Quality:Ordinare
Size:35,00 mm.
Weight:16.54 gram
Year:2005Mintage:45 000
PIDHIRTSI CASTLE
Series:Architectural monuments of Ukraine

Pidhirtsi Castle (Ukrainian: Підгорецький замок; Polish: zamek w Podhorcach) is a residential
castle-fortress located in the village of Pidhirtsi in Lviv Oblast (province) western Ukraine,
located eighty kilometers east of Lviv. It was constructed by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan
between 1635–1640 by order of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's Grand Crown
Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, on the place of the older fortress. The castle was then part
of the Kingdom of Poland and it is regarded as the most valuable of palace-garden complexes in the
eastern borderlands (Kresy Wschodnie) of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Face Value: 5 Hryvnia
Material of manufacturing: Nickel silver (albata)
Condition: Special UNC
Size: 35.00 mm.
Weight: 16.54 gram
Year: 2015
Mintage: 35 000