Ukraine 1997 20 hryven KM-36

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 3074

This specimen was lot 3074 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "UKRAINE: Republic, AR 20 hryven, 1997, Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine Series - The Savior Cathedral in Chernihiv, struck at the Polish mint, Warsaw with COA of issue, Proof. The coin is dedicated to the Saint Saviour's Cathedral, the outstanding architectural monument of Kyiv Rus, erected in 1033-1034 during the rule of Chernihiv Prince Mstyslav, a son of the Great Prince Volodymyr." The hryvnia was introduced in 1996 to supersede the karbovanets (1 hryvnia = 100,000 karbovantsiv). Four different twenty hryven (KM 36, 46, 54, 57) were issued in 1997.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 at the Warsaw mint.

Specifications: 33.63 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-36.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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