Ukraine 2004 20 hryven KM-226

Steve Album sale 55, lot 990

This specimen was lot 990 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, 2004, Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine Series - 190th Anniversary of the Birth of Taras Shevchenko, struck at the Ukrainian mint, Kyiv, with COA of issue, contains two troy ounces of pure silver, Proof. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814-1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer. His literary heritage, in particular the poetry collection Kobzar, is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and to some degree also of the modern Ukrainian language." 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.

Recorded mintage: 4,000 proofs.

Specifications: 67.25 g, 0.925 fine silver, 50 mm diameter, segmented reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-226.

Sources:

• 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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