The hryvnia has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996. The hryvnia is divided into 100 kopiyok. It is named after a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus'.
11th–12th century Kyiv hryvnia, as reproduced by the National Bank of Ukraine
The 100 karbovanets note of the Ukrainian People's Republic, issued in three languages: Ukrainian, Polish and Yiddish (1917)
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The grivna was a currency as well as a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus' and other states in Eastern Europe from the 11th century.
Triangular Novgorod grivnas excavated near Koporye
A hoard of rhombic Kievan grivnas at Moscow State Historical Museum