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...Ukraine - 50 Hryven 2024 Commemorative Second Anniversray of Russian Invasion 2022-2024

Україна

(Ukraine)

Національний банк України

(National Bank of Ukraine, est 1991)

Currency - Hryven (UAH)

This is a commemorative note of 50 hryven, released on 23.02.2024 on the eve of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24.02.2022. This is the second commemorative note issued commemorating the war against Russia. On 24.02.2023, a banknote of 20 hryven was issued to remember the first anniversary of the unwanted war with Russia.

The theme for this commemorative note is 'Unity saves the world'. This is a numismatic product with 300,000 pieces printed and sold together in a simple card folder. The serial numbers range for this series are from EC 0000001 to 0300000. As this is a non-circulating banknote and sold at a premium, it is very unlikely you will find them in circulation. This note is printed in a vertical format on both front and back and is dated with a year date of 2024.

Fifty Hryven

Map of Ukraine including Crimea, 17 hearts

Front - Map of Ukraine including Crimea, 17 hearts with veins look alike spreading out toward the west and south. A shadow of a girl wearing a military helmet facing left.

Governor (Голова) - Andriy Pyshnyy (Pyshnyi) (since 07.10.2022)

Watermark - Clasped hands

Dimensions - 81mm x 166mm

Issue price - 245 hryven

Back - Eight pair of clasped hands symbolising cooperation, mutual assistance and partnership. The Ukraine Coat of Arms (Ukrainian trident) printed in the background.

Eight pair of clasped hands

...Ukraine - 20 Hryven Dated 2023 First Anniversary of Russian Invasion 2022-2023

Україна

(Ukraine)

Національний банк України

(National Bank of Ukraine)

Currency - Hryven (UAH)

This is a banknote of 20 hryven issued to remember the first anniversary of the unwanted war with Russia. The original official date for release was supposed to be on 23.02.2023, but it was then rescheduled to 24.03.2023. However, it was also reported that small quantity of these notes were sold by the central bank in early March as well.

The Russian's invasion started on 24.02.2022, when the Russian troops entered Ukraine from the north via Belarus, and from the east of Ukraine. By March 2022, when the war was in full scale, Ukraine lost about 27% of its territory to the Russians, and as the war went on, and with western powers increasing support and continuing supplying of weapons to the Ukrainians in the war, it has now managed to reclaim more than 51% of the land lost. One year on, the war is still ongoing, and there is no clear sign when this conflict is going to end.

This new 20 hryven banknote is issued to remember this unwanted and unfortunate conflict, and the theme is - "WE WILL NOT FORGET; WE WILL NOT FORGIVE!". Whilst the official statement made by the Central Bank that this is a commemorative banknote note, the celebration is mainly on the fortitude, resilience, indomitability and heroism of the Ukrainian people in defending its territory against a foreign super power.

A total of 300,000 pieces have been issued, of which 200,000 are sold as souvenir package, and 99,000 sets are sold in a special envelope. The serial numbers printed are ranging from 3C 0000001 to 0300000. This note is legal tender in Ukraine. This note is printed on paper material. The quantity issued also include two uncut sheets of 24.

I have been informed that the follows are the official issue prices: -

169 hryven in envelope each; and

195 hryven in card folder each

In my opinion, I personally would not call this a commemorative banknote but more of a celebration in making a statement for Ukrainians' defiance as there is noting to commemorative about as the conflict is still ongoing, and the pains and suffering are still imposing onto those innocent people, not just the Ukrainians but also to many of those ordinary Russians who are against this conflict too. No one wins in an arms conflict. Please note that I am not providing any support to any side. This is just my personal opinion, as a collector, I do welcome any banknote issues, regardless of its purpose. One can only hope that both sides can come to an amicable agreement soon to avoid further lost of innocent lives.

Twenty Hryven

Three Ukrainian soldiers hoisting a Ukrainian state flag

Front - Three Ukrainian soldiers hoisting a Ukrainian state flag against the backdrop of fragments of a western map of Ukraine, and triangle shape flags of the countries that support Ukraine in the war - the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States of America and Canada. The image of the Ukrainian flag hoisting was a photo taken by Oleksandr Smirnov titled "Ukraine soldiers are hoisting a flag". Above the note are printed with the following texts both in Ukrainian and English; -

In Ukrainian

"24 лютого 2022 року повномасштабним вторгненням російської армії розпочався новий етап збройної агресії проти України. Народна війна за незалежність і суверенітет України триває з 2014 року. Це також війна за цивілізаційний вибір: Україна відстоює свою приналежність до європейської цивілізації і водночас – ті засадничі цінності, права і свободи, що лежать в основі західного світу"

In English

"On 24 February, a new stage of armed aggression against Ukraine began with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. The people’s war for the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine has been going on since 2014. This is also a war for a civilisational choice: Ukraine is defending its place in European civilisation, and at the same time fighting for the fundamental values, rights and freedoms that underpin the Western world".

Between the texts is a laurel wreath. Under the laurel wreath are the legend І НА ОНОВЛЕНІЙ ЗЕМЛІ ВРАГА НЕ БУДЕ... (And on the renovated land, there’ll be no enemy...)

Governor - Andriy Pyshnyy (Pyshnyi) since 07.10.2022

Watermark - Coat of Arms of Ukraine

Dimensions - 80mm x 165mm

Back - It features the legend “ПАМЯТАЄМО! НЕ ПРОБАЧИМО! НІКОЛИ!” (We will not forget! We will not forgive! Never!) (under the crown of thorns), while also depicting a kind of illusion – stylized poppies that stand for bloody bullet wounds. Below that is an image of two hands tried together with tape.

Two hands tried together with tape

...Ukraine - 500 Hryven Dated 2022 Commemorative 300th Anniversiry Birth Of Philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda

Україна

(Ukraine)

Національний банк України

(National Bank of Ukraine)

Currency - Hryven (UAH)

This is a commemorative note of 500 hryven, reportedly released on 29.12.2022, celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Hryhorii Skovoroda. Hryhorii Skovoroda was a philosopher, writer, poet, composer and a teacher. He was born in 1722, and died in 1794 at the age of 71 years old. He died of natural causes. Hryhorii Skovoroda was of Ukrainian Cossack origin, and he lived and worked in the Russian Empire during his lifetime.

The design for this commemorative note is the same as the current 500 hryven in circulation since 2015, but printed with the commemorative logo. Prior to 2015, Hryhorii Skovoroda's portrait was printed on the 500 hryven in 2006. The commemorative logo is printed with the image of a person standing on the watermark area on the left side of the note, with the following text: -

300

Світ

Сковороди

(300 World of Skorovoda)

This note is issued in a booklet folder, and as well as in an envelope. A total of 50,000 sets (both envelope and folder) were released with the serial numbers ranging from ГС 0000001 to 0050000.

Five Hundred Hryven

Hryhorri Skovoroda

Front - Portrait of Hryhorii Skovoroda to the center left. Commemorative text/logo to his left.

National Bank of Ukraine's Chairman - Kyrylo Yevhenovych Shevchenko

Watermark - Head of Grigori Skorovoda

Dimensions - 155mm x 75.5mm

Back - Kyiv Mohyla academy building founded in 1632.

Kyiv-Mohyla academy building

Front Folder Cover

...Ukraine - 30 Years of Independence Commemorative 2021 Full Set

Україна

(Ukraine)

Національний банк України

(National Bank of Ukraine)

Currency - Hryven (UAH)

Below is the complete set of six notes first released in 2021 by the central bank for the celebration of the country's 30th year of independence from the Soviet Union 1991-2021.

The internal disintegration within the Soviet Empire first started in 1988 and then went on until 1991. On 24.08.1991, Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union. The Act of Independence was adopted after the coup attempts in the Soviet Union on 19.08.1991 by the Communist hardliner leaders, who tried to siege power to retain central control over the USSR.

As this issue comprises of six notes, these notes were issued in three stages, all in 2021; -

20.08.2021 - 100 and 500 hryvnia;

19.11.2021 - 20 and 200 hryvnia; and

22.12.2021 - 50 and 1000 hryvnia.

The designs for this series are the same as the current issues but with added features to commemorate the celebration. All notes are printed with the Independence logo on the watermark area on the front of the notes:

30 pоків

незалежності

Украни

(30 Years Independence of Ukraine)

All banknotes are dated 2021 on the back, and according to the central bank, only 30,000 sets are issued for this commemorative series. Ukraine has a population of just over 44 million people and for 30,000 pieces per note is not considered a lot. No doubt that there may not be many banknote collectors in the country, however, many mums and dads may want to keep a set or two for future generations.

Signature;

Chairman - Kyrylo Shevchenko (since 16.07.2020)

Quantity - 30,000 pieces each

Whilst the total issue for these were limited to 30,000 pieces each, according to the central bank website, on 17.01.2022, 3,000 sets were released with matching serial numbers in an envelope, and another 2,000 sets were released with matching numbers in a folder. Obviously, these envelopes and folder sets are all sold with a premium on top of the face values. The remaining 25,000 notes are loose notes.

The designs

Twenty Hryvnia

Ivan Yakovych Franko (b.1856-1916)

Front - Ivan Yakovych Franko (b.1856-1916), a poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist and many more.

Back - The Lviv Theatre of Opera & Ballet. This building was constructed between 1897 and 1900. Lviv is Ukraine's largest western city.

Dimensions - 130mm x 69.5mm

Dated 2021, The Lviv Theatre of Opera & Ballet

Fifty Hryvnia

Mykhailo Hrushevsky (b.1866-1934)

Front - Mykhailo Hrushevsky (b.1866-1934). He was an academician, politician and historian. He was also the president of the Central Rada, a council that formed to unit deputies of soldiers, workers and peasants deputies. The Central Rada was founded in 1917 but was then disbanded in 1918 by the ring-wing conservative group.

Back - The Tsentralna Rada (Central Rada) building, This building is now the Pedagogical Museum, a meeting place of the Little Council.

Dimensions - 136.5mm x 72mm

Dated 2021, The Tsentralna Rada building

One Hundred Hryvnia

Taras Shevchenko (a writer, poet, artist b.1814-1861)

Front - The design of this note is the same as the one first released in 2014. On the front, it depicts the young man portrait of Taras Shevchenko (a writer, poet, artist b.1814-1861);

Back - The building of the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv (Kiev).

Dimensions - 142mm x 75mm

Dated 2021, Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv (Kiev)

Two Hundred Hryvnia

Larysa Petrivna Kosatch-Kvitka (b.1871-1913)

Front - Larysa Petrivna Kosatch-Kvitka (b.1871-1913). A writer, poet, playwright and a feminist activist. She wrote her first poem at the age of eight. Her pen name as a writer was Lesya Ukrainka. During her lifetime, she spoke nine foreign languages as well as her native language of Ukrainian. She is the only female that is depicted in this current series of banknotes. She died at a fairly young age of 42 years old.

Back - flying crane, entrance to the medieval Ljubart castle in Luksk. The castle was built by a Lithuanian Prince, Lubart or Demetrius of Liubar (b.1340-1383) in the 14th century. The prince married a local princess (Euphemia of Volhynia, a daughter of Andrew of Galicia) and they used the castle as their main residence. Luksk is a small town located in the northwestern part of Ukraine and has a small population of just under 220,000. In 2011, this castle won first place as the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

Dimensions - 148mm x 75mm

Dated 2021, medieval Ljubart castle in Luksk

Five Hundred Hryvnia

Hryhoriy Skovoroda (philosopher b.1722-1794)

Front - the design of this note is the same as the one first released in 2015. On the front it features the portrait of Hryhoriy Skovoroda (philosopher b.1722-1794);

Back - Kyiv-Mohyla Academy building.

Dimensions - 154mm x 75mm

Dated 2021, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy building

One Thousand Hryvnia

Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadskiy (b.1863-1945)

Front - Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadskiy (b.1863-1945), a mineralogist and geochemist. He is also the founder of the Ukraine Academy of Sciences. Even though he was born in Saint Petersburg, his parents came from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. He lived a long live and died at the age of 81 years old;

Back - National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine founded in 1918.

Dimensions - 160mm x 75mm

Dated 2021, National Academy of Sciences

.Ukraine - Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk Souvenir Note - Not Legal Tender Note

Україна

(Ukraine)

Національний банк України

(National Bank of Ukraine)

Currency - Hriven (UAH)

This is an official souvenir banknote issued by the National Bank of Ukraine on 26.11.2020. The theme for this note is "Leonid Kadenyuk - the first astronaut of independent Ukraine".

This note celebrates Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk as the first astronaut of independent Ukraine. Ukraine became independent on 24.08.1991 following the collapse of the Soviet empire. The fall of the Soviet empire also saw many nations, once part of the USSR, became independent nations too. In all, I believe there were 13 nations* in total, including Ukraine.

Leonid Kadenyuk was born in a village in Klishkivtsi, south-west of Ukraine on 28.01.1951. He graduated from the Aviation school in 1971 and became a test pilot for the Soviet Cosmonaut Corps. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, he retained his Ukraine citizenship. In 1995 he was selected as one of the group of astronauts by the Ukraine National Space Agency and then went on and trained by NASA as a payload specialist on the USA spacecraft Columbia. On 19.11.1997, he flew into space on the Space Shuttle Columbia and thus became the first Ukrainian citizen to fly into space. He died on 31.01.2018, aged 67.

The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space shuttle that flew into space on 12.04.1981. I remembered that this mission was televised live on television around the world. Unfortunately, the Columbia space shuttle came to an erupt end when it was destroyed on 01.02.2003 while attempting to re-entering the earth atmosphere after a 16-day scientific mission. The mission killed all 7 crew members on board at that time. During these 22 years in service, it made a total of 28 missions and had spent 300 days in space and orbited 4808 times around the earth.

This is the third time the National Bank of Ukraine issued a non legal tender note. Unlike the previous two souvenir banknotes, this note is printed in a vertical format. A total of 50,000 pieces were issued in single note as well as in a presentation folder too. I am unable to see if any value (denomination) is printed on this note. However, it appears that the note is printed with the denomination of 1 but not the currency. On the front, it is printed with the central bank's name in English (National Bank of Ukraine) and on the back is printed with the text - The First Astronaut of Ukraine.

It is not sure why the National Bank of Ukraine issued non legal tender notes. The only advantage I can think of is that such banknotes are not required to be backed by any precious assets such as gold. This is a very good way to raise cash without any liabilities.

Designs

Front - Portrait of Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk in spacesuit, Columbia space shuttle;

Back - Space Shuttle Columbia taking off

Dimensions - 171mm x 80mm

Front

Dated 2020, Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk

Reverse - Space Shuttle Columbia taking off

Footnote 👴

I remembered that day in 1981 when Colombia took off and flew into space. The launch was televised live and I saw it on television then. The launch was a very proud moment for NASA that a spacecraft took off from earth and then came back and reused it again and again. I also remember in the final mission in 2003 as students from a secondary school not far from where I am living were also invited to participate in the scientific experience. One of their studies was to send spiders into space and see how they would behave. When the shuttle exploded and incinerated, I was then told by one of the students who participated in this experience that they later found the spider(s) intact and alive. How true is this, I cannot confirm but this is what I was told.

Note*

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,

Ukraine - 100 "Hryvnias" 100th Year of Ukrainian Revolution 1917-1921 and First Ukrainian Paper Currency, Not Legal Tender

Україна

Ukraine

Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine)

This is non-circulating commemorative banknote issued to celebrate 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian Revolution 1917-1921 and the introduction of the first Ukrainian paper currency.

The design of this note is based on the design of the 100 Hryvnias note issued on 17.10.1918, however this new note is a souvenir commemorative as it is not legal tender. This note is printed with the year date of 2018. A total of 100,000 pieces have been issued on 17.12.2018 with 50,000 sold in a souvenir pack. This is the second non legal tender note issued by the bank.

This note is measured 171mm x 80mm.

One Hundred Hryvnias

Dated 2018

Reverse

Front Cover

Footnote:
I wonder why the Central Bank issuing such non legal tender souvenir note? This must be the cheapest way to raise funds without any monetary or financial responsibility. Most Central Banks would issued commemorative legal tender banknotes at a premium to cover such liability. Every banknotes collected by a collector is considered as a free loan to the issuing bank. In this case, we can't even request for our money (at face value) back as this is just a piece of paper printed on with no purchasing power or value whatsoever. This is the second time the National Bank of Ukraine doing this. Few central banks around the world had done the same too. However even those hyper inflation notes issued by Zimbabwe have a much better collectable value that this. For example, just have a look at the ZWL$100 trillion note. This note is from worthless to a highly desirable among collectors.

Ukraine - 100 Karbovantsiv Numismatic/Souvenir Banknote 2017 Not Legal Tender

National Bank of Ukraine

Національний банк України

'Souvenir banknote - one hundred karbovantsiv'

The National Bank of Ukraine issued a Souvenir note on the 29.12.2017 to celebrate the 100 years anniversary event of the Ukrainian Revolution 08.11.1917-17.11.1921 and the first Ukrainian banknote. This note is known as 'Souvenir banknote - one hundred karbovantsiv.

The design is a banknote inside a banknote. The main features of this note, both front and back, is the reproduction of the first Ukraine banknote – the State kreditovogo of 100 karbovantsiv (P1). This first Ukrainian banknote was printed with three languages - Ukrainian, Polish and Yiddish. The new note is measured 80mm x 170mm. The Ukrainian Revolution was a conflict between different political and military forces in Ukraine. This conflict went on for 4 years which resulted in the creation of the Ukrainian Republic and then became part of the Soviet Union and known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. On 24.08.1991 it became an independence sovereign state.

As mentioned earlier, this is a souvenir note and as such has no legal tender value. Apart from the word Україна (Ukraine) the central bank’s name Національний банк України is missing from the note. Furthermore there are no value printed on this note apart from the design of the 1917 100 karbovantsiv note. The note is also printed with the texts of the events of the Ukrainian Revolution 1917-1921 and 100 РОКІВ (YEARS) on both sides.The note has no signature either.

A total of 80,000 pieces has been issued with a selling price of 42 hryvnia per note.

One Hundred Karbovantsiv

Front

Reverse

Ukraine - 20 Hryrnia 2016 Commemorative Note

This is a non circulating commemorative note issued on 01.09.2016 to celebrate the 160th birth of Ivan Yakovych Franko. Ivan Franko was a poet, writer, social and literary critic and also a political activist. He was born in 1856 in Nahuievychi (a small village in western Ukraine) and died in 1916 in Lemberg (Lviv - about 100 km north-east of Nahuievychi), aged 60. As this is a non circulating note, they are sold at 27 hryrnia each. About 20,000 of the notes are also sold in a simple folder at 30 hryrnia each. It is not sure if this note has any actual value if presented as payments for goods and services. However, given that the note is sold at a premium, it is unlikely anyone in the country will do that. A million notes printed for this commemorative issue. This is the second commemorative note issued since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Twenty Hryrnia

Dated 2016

Reverse

Cover Front

Front cover

Inside Cover

...Ukraine - 2011 Prints Full Set

One Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P116Ab

Reverse

Two Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P117c

Reverse

Five Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P118c

Reverse

Ten Hryrnia

Dated 2011, 119d

Twenty Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P120c

Reverse

Fifty Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P121b

Reverse

One Hundred Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P122b

Reverse

Two Hundred Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P123b

Reverse

Five Hundred Hryrnia

Dated 2011, P124b

Reverse

Here is a full set of Ukraine notes all printed with the year date of 2011. This series was first introduced in 2003 and since then a few reprints have been issued. However no full set has been released in a given year since 2003 but until 2011. The 500 Hryrnia was first introduced in 2006 and 2011 was the first reprint of this denomination. In addition to these 2011 prints, a commemorative note of 50 Hryrnia was also issued in 2011 celebrating the country's central bank 20th anniversary. The 500 Hryrnia is the largest denomination circulating in the country at the moment.