![]() ![]() The nominative plural of hryvnia is hryvni ( Ukrainian: гривні), while the genitive plural is hryven’ ( Ukrainian: гривень). The word was used to describe silver or gold ingots of a certain weight. It might have indicated something valuable to be worn around the neck, that was usually made of silver or gold, and may be related to the Bulgarian and Serbian term grivna ( гривна, "bracelet"). The word is thought to derive from the Slavic griva which compares with the Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbo-Croatian word грива ( griva, meaning "mane"). ![]() The currency of Kievan Rus' in the 11th century was the grivna. It is named after a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus'. The hryvnia ( /( h ə) ˈ r ɪ v n i ə/ (hə- )RIV-nee-ə Ukrainian: гривня ⓘ, abbr. : грн hrn sign: ₴ code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996.
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