Ukraine 2006 2 hryvni KM-406

Steve Album sale 55, lot 999

This specimen was lot 999 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "UKRAINE: Republic, AV 2 hryvni, 2006, Signs of the Zodiac Series - Gemini, struck at the Ukrainian mint, Kyiv, Proof. A styled image of Gemini with stars around it is depicted, and its Sign of Zodiac above it." The hryvnia was introduced in 1996 to supersede the Karbovanets (1 hryvnia = 100,000 karbovantsiv). Its sign is "₴". At present (June 2026), US$1 = 45.07 hryven. NCLT's featuring Aries, Taurus and Gemini were issued in 2006 and Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Scorpio and Sagittarius in 2007.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.

Specifications: 1.24 g, 0.999 fine gold, 13.92 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-27, KM-406, Zahreba-3M.2.7.

Sources:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[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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