National Bank of Ukraine, honoring the heroism of the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident, issued a commemorative medal.
Recall that in 2016 declared the year of honoring liquidators of the Chernobyl accident and the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster. The explosion and subsequent destruction of the fourth unit of Chernobyl, which occurred April 26, 1986.
The medal is made of nickel silver, the quality of coinage - "special uncirculated" weight - 16.5 grams, diameter - 35.0 mm, circulation - 20 000 pieces.
The obverse of the coin against the background of a stylized image shows the damaged valves Blessed Virgin, the left and right of which legends: Chernobyl tragedy / 1986/2016. At the bottom right there is the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
On the reverse of the medal are: the stylized composition - against the backdrop of the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant group of liquidators; top semicircular inscription dedicated LIQUIDATORS feat.
On the creation of medals worked: the artists Alexander Kuzmin, Mary Skoblikova and sculptors Vladimir Atamanchuk, Svyatoslav Ivanenko.
UKRAINIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN 2016
Ukraine Starts with You.
Putting into circulation : 12 October 2016
Technical Specifications
Denomination
Metal
Weight, g
Diameter, mm
Quality class of coinage
Edge
Mintage, pcs
5
nicke
l
silver
16.54
35
special uncirculated
corrugated
50000
Series:
Other coins.
The coin commemorates volunteerism in Ukraine, which grew to unprecedented proportions during the Revolution of Dignity and the start of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine. Volunteerism united Ukrainian society by successfully creating an efficient network of non-government initiatives and unions that dealt with the country`s most urgent and pressing issues. Volunteerism manifests a remarkable ability to unite, social responsibility, humanism and service to people.
Obverse:
to the left is Ukraine`s small coat of arms and the vertical legend
УКРАЇНА
(Ukraine); against a smooth background is a conventionalized image of the trident, the sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, consisting of various-sized conventionalized hearts, which symbolize self-sacrifice and generous deeds; there is also the coin face value
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
(5
hryvnias) (vertical, to the right); beneath is the coin issue year
2016
and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Minting and Printing Works.
Reverse:
there is the following symbolic composition: in the center is a silhouette of a Ukrainian soldier with a yellow-blue heart (pad-printed); the soldier is surrounded by conventionalized hands with hearts, which represent care, protection, sacrifice and kindness.
This coin is located in a plastic case.