50 Hryven The Millennial Anniversary of Saint Sophia Cathedral Foundation, Ukraine

There is the conventionalized composition representing a part of the mural decorations near the cathedral main altar - the XIth century mosaics Eucharist and Orans; above there is the conventionalized inscription (Millennium of Sophia of Kyiv). The Blessed Virgins outer garment (omophor, pallium) is gilded.

Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

Above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); against the background of the cupolas of Saint Sophia cathedral there is depicted a miniature model of its XIth century design; the coin face value 50/ГРИВЕНЬ (50 hryvnias) is indicated above against the background of the ornamental pattern used in the murals of the cathedral; below there is indicated the coin issue year 2011.

Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

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