Ukraine 10 Hryven 1999 - Dmytro Vyshnevetsky BAYDA, Cossack leader - Proof / Silver

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Dmytro Vyshnevetsky, the orthodox Prince and Cossack ataman, who in 1556 built a fortress on the Dnipro River island of Mala Khortytsia and founded the Zaporizhian Sich Price, Hryvnas: 530 On the coin reverse there is a figure of Vyshnevetskyi, with a bow in his hand; on the right inscribed are his Family Coat of arms and his date of death - 1563 . The conventionalized circular inscription says: ДМИТРО ВИШНЕВЕЦЬКИЙ (БАЙДА) (Dmytro Vyshnevetskyi (Baida). On the coin obverse there is the composition similar to the whole Series of coins which embodies the National idea of the Unified Ukraine: next to the small National Emblem of Ukraine, the emblematic figures of Michael the Archistrategos and crowned lion are located, which are symbols of Kyiv and L`viv Cities. Circular inscriptions are split by baroque ornamentation: УКРАЇНА, 10 ГРИВЕНЬ, 1999, (Ukraine/ 10 Hryvnia/ 1999), the designation of precious metal - Ag 925 and its weight in fineness - 31,1.