Ukraine Coin 2022 Elizabeth Yaroslavna Queen of Denmark and Norway

Description

UKRAINIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN 2022
Yelysaveta Yaroslavna
(Ellisif of Kyiv)
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Putting into circulation : 14 July 2022
Technical Specifications
Denomination
Metal
Weight, g
Diameter, mm
Quality class of coinage
Edge
Mintage, pcs
2
nickel silver
12.8
31
special uncirculated
sectoral corrugated
30000
Series:
Outstanding of Personalities Ukraine.
This coin commemorates a Princess of Kyiv, the eldest daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, under whose rule the Kyivan Rus state reached the peak of its power and who, with a diplomatic goal, concluded dynastic marriages that cemented foreign political alliances and raised the prestige of the state. In 1044, Yelysaveta became the wife of King of Norway Harald Sigurdsson, who during his first visits to Kyiv had fallen in love with the princess and, having gained fame and treasures, returned to marry her. In her second marriage, Yelysaveta Yaroslavna wed King of Denmark Sweyn II Estridsson after the death of Harald, who was killed in battle. The main sources containing information about Yelysaveta are the Icelandic sagas, the West European chronicles, and poems by Harald himself, which he composed in honor of Yaroslav`s daughter.
Obverse:
above, against a smooth background is the small coat of arms of Ukraine; an ornament with an interwoven trident, which decorates an inlaid iron ax dated the 10th-13th centuries, is in the center; to the right and to the left are stylized ornaments typical of medieval Scandinavia and Kyivan Rus, which underline close relations and contacts between the two states in the Middle Ages; the legends read the following:
УКРАЇНА
2022
(UKRAINE
2022) (under the coat of arms), the coin’s face value –
2
and the hryvnia’s graphic symbol (below); the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the left on the background of the ornament).
Reverse:
there is a stylized image of Yelysaveta Yaroslavna against the background of a decorative frieze with Scandinavian wood and stone carving patterns illustrating her husband Harald Sigurdsson’s military and poetic talents; and the legends in the style of ancient Norse runes reading:
ЕЛЛІСІФ КОРОЛЕВА
НОРВЕГІЇ ТА ДАНІЇ
(ELLISIF QUEEN NORWAY AND DENMARK)
(on both sides of Yelysaveta`s image
),
ОЛИСАВА ЄЛИЗАВЕТА
ЯРОСЛАВНА
(OLYSAVA YELYSAVETA
YAROSLAVNA)
(below).
This coin is located in a plastic case.