С обретением Украиной независимости в 1991 году were returned to circulation and the national currency of this state. The National Bank of Ukraine started issuing various commemorative coins timed to important events for the country, as well as dedicated to outstanding Ukrainian personalities. The first coins were issued in 1992, and the commemorative coins were first issued in three years.
The First Ukrainian Jubilee Coins
Самой первой украинской юбилейной монетой стала a coin issued in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War. After it, the light was seen coins minted for the purpose of perpetuating such hero cities as Kiev, Odessa, Sevastopol and Kerch. A year later, in 1996, commemorative coins of Ukraine were dedicated to poetess Lesya Ukrainka, Mikhail Grushevsky, 50th anniversary of the United Nations, the tenth anniversary of the tragedy at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the centenary of the modern Olympic Games.
After some time, the National Bank of Ukrainestarted production of a series of coins made of precious metals. For example, silver in honor of the United Nations worth two million karbovanets. The jubilee gold coin in honor of Taras Shevchenko worth 200 hryvnia was released in 1997. But the coin minted on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is one of the most expensive, issued during the existence of an independent Ukrainian state.
For 25 years, the National Bank has been releasedmany wonderful commemorative and commemorative coins of Ukraine. They are dedicated to the independence of the country, to the memory of the victims of the famine of the thirties of the last century, the hundredth and fifth anniversary of the Astronomical Observatory. In addition, coins minted for the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine were minted.
Appearance of Ukrainian commemorative coins
It should be noted that the obverse of all jubilee coinsOf Ukraine contains the state emblem, the year of manufacture, the dignity of the coin, as well as the engraved words “UKRAINE” or “NATIONAL BANK UKRAINI”. In addition, starting in 2000, the emblem of the mint appears on the face of the jubilee coins. This logo is made as a combination of two images: a trident, which is part of the small State Emblem of Ukraine, and the “Kiev Hryvnia” coin, which walked on the territory of Kievan Rus in the 11th-13th centuries.
Every year the main financial institution of the countryis preparing the release of new commemorative coins of Ukraine. Anyone can see them by visiting the official portal of the National Bank. In addition, there you can find out their cost. During the entire existence of an independent Ukrainian state, 718 commemorative coins were manufactured. This is data as of spring 2017. Of these, twenty-one coins are nominated in karbovanets, and six hundred and ninety-seven - in hryvnia. At the same time, 79 commemorative coins are made of ordinary metals, 284 of silver, 49 of gold and 6 are bimetallic products (minted using silver and gold).
The cost of jubilee coins of Ukraine
How much do jubilee coins of Ukraine cost?The price of Ukrainian jubilee coins depends on the year of production, circulation and used in the manufacture of metals. For example, commemorative coins of Ukraine 1 hryvnia, issued for the 65th anniversary of victory in the Second World War, today can be purchased at the price of 30 rubles per item.
