NBU presents new commemorative coin dedicated to railroad workers

NBU presents new commemorative coin dedicated to railroad workers

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 15 2023, 01:19 PM • 23675 views

The National Bank of Ukraine has issued a commemorative coin honoring Ukrainian railroad workers. The coin features a stylized trident and a train with the Ukrzaliznytsia logo.

The National Bank of On the occasion of the creation of Ukrzaliznytsia, the National Bank of Ukraine presented a new commemorative coin "Country of Superheroes. We thank the railroaders!", which is dedicated to the employees of railway transport workers. This was reported by the NBU, according to UNN.

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On the 32nd anniversary of the of the creation of Ukrzaliznytsia, a new commemorative coin was presented "The country of superheroes. We thank the railroaders!"

The coin is dedicated to employees of the Ukrainian railway transport, who are deservedly called "iron" people and who have once again proved their professionalism and and devotion to their homeland

- the NBU reported.

During the presentation, the first commemorative coins were awarded and presented to ten employees of Ukrzaliznytsia who have been performing their duties since the beginning of the full-scale war, fulfilled their duties, risking their own lives, and restored damaged railroad routes.

The obverse of the commemorative coin of the commemorative coin is a stylized trident, the contours of which are outlined by the image of railroad tracks. On its reverse is a train with the logo of "Ukrzaliznytsia" logo rushing through the sharp points. The National Bank noted that the reverse motif illustrates the events of the beginning of the full-scale invasion, when on the the border of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Ukrainian railroaders, risking their own lives Ukrainian railroad workers risked their own lives to save people.

The design of the coin was created by artists of the Art Trium art group: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Haruk and Serhiy Haruk.

You can buy the commemorative coin will be available from December 20 in the online numismatic store of the National Bank of Ukraine. of the National Bank of Ukraine. A total of 25 thousand commemorative coins will be sold through the online store. commemorative coins, of which 10 thousand will be available on the first day of sale. will be gradually sold by distributor banks - Ukrgasbank, Radabank, Tascombank, and PrivatBank.

To recap

The National Bank has put into circulation a commemorative coin "Ukrainian language" with a face value of 5 hryvnias made of nickel silver (an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc alloy), with a stylized letter "Y" on the obverse with a with a nightingale, symbolizing the melodiousness of the Ukrainian language.