Ukraine 1998 100 hryven Fr-9

Steve Album sale 55, lot 975

This specimen was lot 975 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "UKRAINE: Republic, AV 100 hryven, 1998, Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine Series - St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, struck at the Ukrainian mint, Kyiv, PCGS graded PF70 Deep Cameo." 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. Other NCLT's of this denomination include KM 65, KM 71 and KM Pn18. Wikipedia comments,

"The St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. It is located on an elevated hill above the bank of the Dnipro river, to the northeast of the Saint Sophia Cathedral. Originally built in the Middle Ages by the Kievan Rus' ruler Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych, the modern monastery comprises the cathedral church, the Refectory Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, constructed in 1713, the Economic Gate, constructed in 1760, and the bell tower, which was added in the 1710s. The exterior of the structure was remodelled in the Ukrainian Baroque style during the 18th century; the interior retained its original Byzantine architecture. Much of the monastery, including the cathedral church, was demolished by Soviet authorities in the 1930s. The complex was rebuilt following Ukrainian independence in 1991; the cathedral reopened in 1999."

Recorded mintage: 2,000 proofs.

Specifications: 17.28 g, 0.900 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-9, KM-68, Zahreba-3M.100.3.

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, 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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