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== History ==
== History ==
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[[Image:1 Hryvnia-Coin front.jpg|thumb|125px|right|1 Hryvnia coin]]
Hryvnia was used as [[currency]] in [[Kievan Rus']] in the [[11th century]]. The word ''hryvnia'' (or ''grivna'') was derived from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ''hryva''. Originally the word meant ''neck'' as opposed to the current ''mane''. ''Hryvnia'' meant something valuable worn around the neck, usually made of [[silver]] or [[gold]]. Later the word was used to describe silver or gold ingots of a certain weight. The other lesser currency units were ''nogata'' &mdash; a fur of a large animal such as a [[bear]] or a [[wolf]], ''kuna'' &mdash; a fur of smaller animals, like [[mink]] or [[sable]] (compare [[Croatian kuna]]), and the cheapest was ''veksha'' &mdash; a fur of a [[squirrel]].
Hryvnia was used as [[currency]] in [[Kievan Rus']] in the [[11th century]]. The word ''hryvnia'' (or ''grivna'') was derived from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ''hryva''. Originally the word meant ''neck'' as opposed to the current ''mane''. ''Hryvnia'' meant something valuable worn around the neck, usually made of [[silver]] or [[gold]]. Later the word was used to describe silver or gold ingots of a certain weight. The other lesser currency units were ''nogata'' &mdash; a fur of a large animal such as a [[bear]] or a [[wolf]], ''kuna'' &mdash; a fur of smaller animals, like [[mink]] or [[sable]] (compare [[Croatian kuna]]), and the cheapest was ''veksha'' &mdash; a fur of a [[squirrel]].


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==Coins ==
==Coins ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
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[[Image:1 Hryvnia-Coin front.jpg|thumb|125px|right|1 Hryvnia coin]]
[[Coin]]s in circulation are [http://www.bank.gov.ua/Engl/Bank_coin/Rozmin/rozmin.htm]
!colspan=8|Currently Circulating Coins [http://www.bank.gov.ua/Engl/Bank_coin/Rozmin/rozmin.htm]
|-
! Denomination !! Diameter !! Weight !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! First Minted Year
*1 kopiyka ([[Stainless steel]])
|- bgcolor = "silver"
*2 kopiyky ([[Aluminum]] or stainless steel)
| 1 kopiyka || 15.5 [[millimetre|mm]] || 1.5 [[gram|g]] || [[Stainless steel]] || Plain || Value || [[Coat of arms of Ukraine|Ukrainian Trident]] || [[1992]]
*5 kopiyok (Stainless steel)
|- bgcolor = "silver"
*10 kopiyok ([[Brass]] or Aluminum [[bronze]])
| 2 kopiyki || 15.5 mm || 0.64 or 1.8 g || [[Aluminum]] or stainless steel || Plain || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
*25 kopiyok (Brass or Aluminum bronze)
|- bgcolor = "silver"
*50 kopiyok (Brass or Aluminum bronze)
| 5 kopiyok || 15.5 mm || 4.3 g || Stainless steel || Grained || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
*1 hryvnia (Brass or Aluminum bronze)
|- bgcolor = "#cdad00"
| 10 kopiyok || 15.5 mm || 1.7 g ||rowspan=4|[[Brass]] or Aluminum [[bronze]] || Grained || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
|- bgcolor = "#cdad00"
| 25 kopiyok || 15.5 mm || 2.9 g ||rowspan=2|With grained sectors || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
|- bgcolor = "#cdad00"
| 50 kopiyok || 15.5 mm || 4.2 g || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
|- bgcolor = "#cdad00"
| 1 hryvnia || 15.5 mm || 7.1 or 6.9 g || Inscription || Value || Ukrainian Trident || 1992
|}


==Banknotes==
==Banknotes==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
[[Image:Chmielnicki ukraine banknote 5 new.gif|thumb|right|300px|5 Hryvnia banknote depicting [[Bohdan Chmielnicki|Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]]]
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!colspan=10|Newest series (2000's) [http://www.bank.gov.ua/Engl/Bank_coin/Banknoty/banknoty.htm]
[[Image:10-Hryvnia-2005-front.jpg|thumb|right|300px|10 Hryvnia banknote depicting [[Ivan Mazepa]]]]
|-
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[[Banknote]]s in circulation are [http://www.bank.gov.ua/Engl/Bank_coin/Banknoty/banknoty.htm]
!colspan=2| Image Front & Back !! Denomination !! Dimensions !! Dominant Color !! Obverse !! Reverse !! Printed Date
*1 hryvnia (depicting Duke [[Vladimir the Great]])
|-
*2 hryvni (depicting Duke [[Yaroslav the Wise]])
| [[Image:1-Hryvnia-2003-front.jpg|100px]] || [[Image:1-Hryvnia-2003-back.jpg|100px]] || 1 hryvnia ||rowspan=3|63 x 118 mm || Gray-green || Portrait depicting [[duke]] [[Volodymyr the Great]] || The fortress wall of Volodymyr in [[Kiev]]. || [[December 1]], [[2004]]
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*5 hryven (depicting Hetman [[Bohdan Chmielnicki]])
|-
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*10 hryven (depicting Hetman [[Ivan Mazepa]])
| [[Image:2-grivni-front.jpg|100px]] || [[Image:2-grivni-back.jpg|100px]] || 2 hryvni || Brown || Portrait depicting duke [[Yaroslav the Wise]] || The [[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev|Saint Sophia Cathedral]] in Kiev. || [[September 28]], [[2004]]
*20 hryven (depicting poet [[Ivan Franko]])
|-
*50 hryven (depicting historian [[Mykhailo Hrushevsky]])
| [[Image:5-Hryvnia-2004-front.jpg|100px]] || [[Image:5-Hryvnia-2004-back.jpg|100px]] || 5 hryven || Blue || Portrait depicting [[hetman]] [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]] || A church in the [[selo]] (village) of Subotovy. || [[June 14]], [[2004]]
*100 hryven (depicting poet [[Taras Shevchenko]])
|-
*200 hryven (depicting poetess [[Lesya Ukrainka]])
| [[Image:10-Hryvnia-2005-front.jpg|100px]] || align="left"|[[Image:10-Hryvnia-2005-back.jpg|100px]] || 10 hryven || 66 x 124 mm || Crimson || Portrait depicting hetman [[Ivan Mazepa]] || The Holy Dormition Cathedral of the [[Kiev Pechersk Lavra|Kievo-Pecherska Lavra]] || [[November 1]], [[2004]]

|-
| [[Image:20-Hryvnia-2003-front.jpg|100px]] || [[Image:20-Hryvnia-2003-back.jpg|100px]] || 20 hryven || 69 x 130 mm ||Green || Portrait depicting poet [[Ivan Franko]] || The [[Lviv]] Opera Theatre || [[December 1]], [[2003]]
|-
| [[Image:Hrushevsky 50 hrn.JPG|100px]] ||[[Image:50-Hryvnia-Hrushevsky-back.gif|100px]] || 50 hryven || 72 x 136 mm ||Violet || Portrait depicting historian [[Mykhailo Hrushevsky]] || The [[Verkhovna Rada building|building]] of the [[Ukrainian]] [[Verkhovna Rada]] || [[March 29]], [[2004]]
|-
| [[Image:100-Hryvnia-Franko-front.jpg|100px]] || [[Image:100-Hryvnia-Franko-back.jpg|100px]] || 50 hryven || 75 x 142 mm || Olive || Portrait depicting poet [[Taras Shevchenko]] || The Chernecha landscape near [[Cherkasy]] and the figures of a [[kobzar]] and a guide boy || [[February 20]], [[2006]]
|}
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<!--*100 hryven (depicting poet [[Taras Shevchenko]])
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*200 hryven (depicting poetess [[Lesya Ukrainka]])-->
{{Exchange Rate|UAH|date=[[5 July]] [[2006]]|rate=
{{Exchange Rate|UAH|date=[[5 July]] [[2006]]|rate=
1 [[euro|EUR]] = 6.42090 UAH<br/>
1 [[euro|EUR]] = 6.42090 UAH<br/>

Revision as of 19:37, 5 July 2006

Ukrainian hryvnia
Українська гривня
20 hryven5 kopiyok
ISO 4217
CodeUAH (numeric: 980)
Subunit0.01
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100kopiyka (копійка)
Banknotes1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 hryvnias
Coins1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 kopiykas, 1 hryvnia
Demographics
User(s)Ukraine
Issuance
Central bankNational Bank of Ukraine
 Websitewww.bank.gov.ua
Valuation
Inflation10.3%
 SourceCIA World Fact Book, 2005 est.

The hryvnia (Ukrainian: гривня) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 1996.

Introduction

Hryvnia currency symbol
Hryvnia currency symbol

The hryvnia replaced the karbovanets, the currency Ukraine used after the breakup of the Soviet Union (karbovanets is equivalent to ruble in the Ukrainian language). One hryvnia equalled 100,000 karbovanets.

Hryvnia is often transliterated as grivna or hryvna. The hryvnia is divided into 100 kopiyok (singular kopiyka).

The hryvnia symbol is a cursive Ukrainian letter He, with a double horizontal stroke symbolizing stability. Hryvnia is abbreviated "грн." (hrn.) in Ukrainian. The hryvnia is represented by the ISO 4217 currency code UAH, or 980. The hryvnia symbol ₴ [may not be rendered in all browsers] has been accepted for encoding as U+20B4 in Unicode 4.1 released in 2005. The specific design of the hryvnia sign is a result of a public contest held by National Bank of Ukraine in 2003.

As of February 21, 2006, there were 5.05000 hryvnias to the US dollar or 6.012530 to the euro at official exchange rate of National Bank of Ukraine.

History

1 Hryvnia coin

Hryvnia was used as currency in Kievan Rus' in the 11th century. The word hryvnia (or grivna) was derived from the Slavic hryva. Originally the word meant neck as opposed to the current mane. Hryvnia meant something valuable worn around the neck, usually made of silver or gold. Later the word was used to describe silver or gold ingots of a certain weight. The other lesser currency units were nogata — a fur of a large animal such as a bear or a wolf, kuna — a fur of smaller animals, like mink or sable (compare Croatian kuna), and the cheapest was veksha — a fur of a squirrel.

In 2004 the National Bank of Ukraine has officially recommended to distinguish between hryvnia and hryvna in both historical and practical means. Linguistic research was cited as proof that hryvnia refers to medieval currency and hryvna to the female decoration of that time. The proper name for modern Ukrainian currency is гривня (hryvnia).

Coins

Currently Circulating Coins [1]
Denomination Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse Reverse First Minted Year
1 kopiyka 15.5 mm 1.5 g Stainless steel Plain Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
2 kopiyki 15.5 mm 0.64 or 1.8 g Aluminum or stainless steel Plain Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
5 kopiyok 15.5 mm 4.3 g Stainless steel Grained Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
10 kopiyok 15.5 mm 1.7 g Brass or Aluminum bronze Grained Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
25 kopiyok 15.5 mm 2.9 g With grained sectors Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
50 kopiyok 15.5 mm 4.2 g Value Ukrainian Trident 1992
1 hryvnia 15.5 mm 7.1 or 6.9 g Inscription Value Ukrainian Trident 1992

Banknotes

Newest series (2000's) [2]
Image Front & Back Denomination Dimensions Dominant Color Obverse Reverse Printed Date
File:1-Hryvnia-2003-front.jpg 1 hryvnia 63 x 118 mm Gray-green Portrait depicting duke Volodymyr the Great The fortress wall of Volodymyr in Kiev. December 1, 2004
2 hryvni Brown Portrait depicting duke Yaroslav the Wise The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. September 28, 2004
5 hryven Blue Portrait depicting hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky A church in the selo (village) of Subotovy. June 14, 2004
10 hryven 66 x 124 mm Crimson Portrait depicting hetman Ivan Mazepa The Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kievo-Pecherska Lavra November 1, 2004
20 hryven 69 x 130 mm Green Portrait depicting poet Ivan Franko The Lviv Opera Theatre December 1, 2003
File:Hrushevsky 50 hrn.JPG File:50-Hryvnia-Hrushevsky-back.gif 50 hryven 72 x 136 mm Violet Portrait depicting historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky The building of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada March 29, 2004
File:100-Hryvnia-Franko-back.jpg 50 hryven 75 x 142 mm Olive Portrait depicting poet Taras Shevchenko The Chernecha landscape near Cherkasy and the figures of a kobzar and a guide boy February 20, 2006
Current UAH exchange rates
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See also

External links

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