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The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or (incorrectly) hryvna or hrivna (Ukrainian: гривня, IPA: [ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ]; sign: ₴, code: UAH), has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. It replaced the karbovanets at the rate of 1 hryvnia = 100,000 karbovantsiv. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok.
The hryvnia was used as currency in Kievan Rus' in the 11th century. The word hryvnia is thought to derive from the Slavic griva; c.f. Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian грива / griva, "mane"...
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