Description

The commemorative coins are dedicated to the restoration of the Dormition (Assumption) Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery.

Originally built in 1073–8 at the initiative of Saint Theodosius of the Caves during the hegumenship of Stefan of Kyiv and funded by Prince Sviatoslav II Yaroslavych. The cathedral consisted basically of one story built on a cruciform plan with a cupola supported by six columns. The proportion of the building's length to its width (3:2) became normative for the churches of the Princely era.

The main church of the monastery was destroyed during the World War II couple of months after the Nazi Germany troops occupied the city of Kiev and the controversial 1941 Khreshchatyk explosions that destroyed the city's main street. According to the Soviet authorities, the temple was destroyed by the advancing German troops, while at the same time German authorities hanged the blame onto the withdrawing Soviet troops.

The reconstruction of the cathedral began in 1998 and was completed in time for its reconsecration during the Ukrainian Independence Day ceremonies in August 2000.

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk, Vitalii Kozachenko
Engraver: Roman Chaikovskyi