Ukraine, Republic. Island of Khortytsia in the Dnieper - the Cradle of Ukrainian Cossacks AR Proof 50 Hryvnias. Kiev, 2010. View of the historic site of Zaporozhian Sich, in lower field, gilded bandura in front of Cossacks' weapons; НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ divided by coat of arms above, denomination and date across fields / Dovbysh (Cossack drummer) against ornamental stripe; Острів Хортиця на Дніпрі - колиска українського козацтва over island above, four lines from `I mertvym, i zhyvym...` by Taras Shevchenko to right. KM 609. 500g, 85mm, 12h.
Mint State; as issued by the National Bank of Ukraine. Very Rare; only 1,500 minted.
From the collection of GK.