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The hryvnia sometimes hryvnya (Ukrainian: гривня pronounced [ˈɦrɪu̯ɲɑ] abbr.: грн (hrn in Latin alphabet)); sign: ₴ code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times it was the currency of Kievan Rus’.