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Sofia Cathedral, Kiev
USSR commemorative coin
Sofia Cathedral, Kiev
Par : 5 rubles
Release Date: 12.10.1988
Mint: Leningrad Mint (LMD) ( ST. Petersburg)
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| Metal, fineness | cooper-nickel |
| Quality | Proof and UNC |
| Total weight, g | 19.8 |
| Thickness, mm | 3.1 |
| Diameter, mm | 35 |
| The edge | The inscription "ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" ("Five rubles Five rubles") separated by two five-pointed stars |
| Mintage, pcs. | 325000/ 1675000 |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is an outstanding architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. Today, it is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first Ukrainian patrimony to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.
In Ukrainian the cathedral is known as Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi or Sofiys’kyi sobor. In Russian it is known as Sobor Svyatoi Sofii or Sofiyskiy sobor . The complex of the Cathedral is the main component the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kiev" the state institution responsible for the preservation of the Cathedral complex along with several other historic landmarks of the city. Originally the cathedral was a burial place of the Kievan rulers including Vladimir Monomakh, Vsevolod Yaroslavich and of course the cathedral's founder Yaroslav I the Wise, although only the latter's grave survived to our days
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