Ukraine 2003 20 hryven KM-188
This specimen was lot 988 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "UKRAINE: Republic, AR 20 hryven, 2003, 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kyiv, struck at the Ukrainian mint, Kyiv, with COA of issue, contains two troy ounces of pure silver, Proof. The liberation of Kyiv in 1943 was a pivotal event on the Eastern Front of WWII, culminating on November 6, 1943, when the Soviet Red Army, under General Nikolay Vatutin, recaptured the city from Nazi German forces after a fierce struggle as part of the larger Battle of the Dnieper." The hryvnia was introduced in 1996 to supersede the Karbovanets (1 hryvnia = 100,000 karbovanetsiv). Its sign is "₴". At present (June 2026), US$1 = 45.07 hryven.
Recorded mintage: 2,000 proofs.
Specifications: 67.25 g, 0.925 fine silver, 50 mm diameter, segmented reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-188.
- 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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