The grivna (Old East Slavic: гривьна) was a currency as well as a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus' and other states in Eastern Europe from the 11th century. == Name == The word grivna is derived from *grivĭna 'necklace' from *griva 'neck, nape, mane'.
The grivna (Old East Slavic: гривьна) was a currency as well as a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus' and other states in Eastern Europe from the 11th century. == Name == The word grivna is derived from *grivĭna 'necklace' from *griva 'neck, nape, mane'.
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