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Every year on the first Sunday of October Ukraine celebrates the Day of Territorial Defense — one of the youngest branches of the Armed Forces. Their role in defending the country was recognized a few years ago with a commemorative coin with a denomination of 10 hryvnias.
What is known about the special coin
In the autumn of 2022 the National Bank presented a circulation coin made of a zinc-based alloy with a nickel plating. The mintage was 10 million pieces, including 500 thousand specimens issued as souvenir products in specially designed rolls.
By main characteristics they do not differ from the regular 10 hryvnia coins of the 2018 design year. The obverse was also left traditional for this denomination, while the reverse received a special thematic design dedicated to servicemembers.
On the reverse the designers depicted two stylized figures of defenders, as well as the logo and the motto of the Territorial Defense Forces, "Ready to Resist." You can see such a specimen not only in collections, since the coins are in ordinary monetary circulation.
What the commemorative coin looks like / Collage of the NBU
The National Bank also explained that it aims simply to remind millions of Ukrainians every day about the military’s feat during routine cash transactions, reminding them of those who defend our right to freedom.
Today the core of the Territorial Defense Forces is made up of men and women far from military professions: teachers, figures of culture and science, entrepreneurs, farmers, IT specialists, bankers and representatives of other professions. The main thing that unites them is cohesion and the readiness to defend independence and a peaceful future with weapons in hand,
said the regulator’s deputy head, Oleksii Shaban.
Recall that earlier in September Ukraine celebrated Rescuer’s Day. The National Bank also dedicated a circulation coin to this profession with a denomination of 10 hryvnias and the motto "Brave to Save Lives."
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