Ukraine 2005 20 hryven KM-369

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 995

This specimen was lot 995 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, 2005, Ukrainian Heritage Series - Sorotchintzy Fair, struck at the Ukrainian mint, Kyiv, with COA of issue, contains two troy ounces of pure silver, Proof. "Sorotchintzy Fair" is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, the first in his collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, blending Ukrainian folklore, romance, and comedy around a bustling country fair. The plot follows a young man, Grytsko, who falls for a beautiful girl, Paraska, at the fair, but faces obstacles from her mean stepmother, leading him to use local superstitions, including a tale about a demon's red jacket, to win her hand." 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: 5,000 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM-369.

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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