OBVERSE

Yaroslav the Wise was a Grand Duke of kyiv (1019-1054). It was during his reign that the code of "Rus' justice" of ancient Rus was composed and adopted, that Christianity was definitively established in Rus and culture developed. Yaroslav the Wise was buried in St. Sophia Cathedral in kyiv.

REVERSE

Saint Sophia Cathedral in kyiv is a historical, architectural and mural monument of the first half of the 11th century, which is famous throughout the world. It was built in the golden age of Kyiv Rus for to become the Metropolitan Cathedral, that is, the main church of Rus, on the site where Yaroslav had won a victory over the Pechenegs. Yaroslav founded the first library of Rus there.