...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