Object Details
Description (Brief)
One (1) 2 hryvni note
Ukraine, 2011
Obverse Image: Yaroslav the Wise (c. 978-1054), Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kyiv, ruler of Kyivan Rus (1019-1054).
Obverse Text: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇИ / ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ / ДВІ ГРИВНІ
Reverse Image: The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
Reverse Text: ДВІ ГРИВНІ / КЕ1739225 / 2011 / СОБОР СВЯТОЇ СОФІЇ
Description
In December 1991, Ukrainians held a democratic referendum and voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. Ukraine’s national currency links the modern nation to its medieval origins. Its banknotes—called hryvnia, after the medieval silver ingots made in Kyiv—depict historic leaders. The two-hryvnia banknote portrays Volodymyr I’s son Yaroslav. The ruler is flanked by his medieval silver coin with a large trident, Ukraine’s current national symbol.
Credit Line
SI Transfer
date made
2011
ID Number
2016.0129.37
accession number
2016.0129
catalog number
2016.0129.37
serial number
KE1739225
Object Name
note
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6.3 cm x 11.8 cm x .01 cm; 2 15/32 in x 4 21/32 in x in
place made
Ukraine
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Exhibition
Value of Money
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1807351