UKRAINE Pick......................119Ad (not in Pick yet!) Banknote Book # 848d Denomination ....10 Hryven Date.....................2015 Condition?...?.Unc Comments?...... Cossack Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa on front. Cathedral of the Assumption in Kiev, quill in inkwell, books, kaboza, candle, and tambourine on reverse. 2nd image is note under UV (ultraviolet) light, showing security inks. Watermark: Ivan Mazepa (3rd image). Hryvnia was the currency unit of the Kievian Rus in the 11th century. Originally the word meant "neck" and used for the valuable things worn around the neck. Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa was the Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687?1708, and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ad persona. As a Cossack born in what is now Ukraine, he was the Heman (highest military leader) in Ukraine for Peter the Great of Russia. Peter, however, alienated Mazepa and the Cossacks, ordering them to perform uncustomary duties and allowing the Russian army to mistreat Ukraine?s civilian population. Consequently, when the Second Northern War began (1700), Mazepa entered into secret negotiations with Charles XII of Sweden. When Charles led his forces into Ukraine seeking supplies and reinforcements, Mazepa and 5,000 of his Cossacks joined the Swedes instead of going to the aid of the Russians (October 1708). Mazepa, however, was able neither to inspire the Ukrainian population to revolt against the Russians nor to supply the Swedes with enough Cossacks to prevent the Russians from inflicting a major defeat upon them at Poltava (June 1709). After that battle, Mazepa escaped with Charles into Turkish-controlled Moldavia, where he died. NEVER A RESERVE !! CURRENCY DEN I combine shipping - all lots after first mailed FREE!