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Ukrainian State Symbols Anthem

This set celebrates the main state regalia and the symbols of Ukraine that embody the national idea and reflect the state’s historical continuity. Ukrainian state symbols tell millions of Ukrainians about the glory of their ancestors. The trident – a symbol of the Kyiv state of Volodymyr the Great – symbolizes the continuity of the historical development of the Ukrainian people. The song “Ukraine is not Yet Dead” has, for a century and a half, become a powerful symbol of Ukrainians’ struggle for independence, and is now their national anthem. The combination of blue and yellow – which has long been used by Ukrainians to represent their identity, and which stands for a clear sky and a wheat field – was for the first time officially approved as the Ukrainian flag by the Ukrainian People’s Republic. The set consists of the following coins: Ukraine’s Coat of Arms, Ukraine’s Flag, and Ukraine’s Anthem.

Obverse of Ukraine’s Anthem coin: against the background of a guelder-rose branch with red berries (pad-printed) are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and a music sheet against the backdrop of sunrays; to the left are the legend 2022/УКРАЇНА/5 (2022/Ukraine/5), the graphic symbol of the hryvnia and the legend /НАШ/ГІМН (Ukraine’s anthem); there is also the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse of Ukraine’s Anthem coin: surrounded by sunrays is Ukrainian folk hero Cossack Mamai under the trunk of an oak tree – a free spirit, defender, warrior, traveler, and a skilled rider – symbolizing Ukrainian mentality and the eternal defender of Ukraine; the Cossack has modern attributes – instead of a sabre there is a modern assault rifle on the oak tree; above the image of the Cossack is the following semicircular legend (lines from the anthem): ДУШУ Й ТІЛО МИ ПОЛОЖИМ ЗА НАШУ СВОБОДУ/І ПОКАЖЕМ, ЩО МИ, БРАТТЯ, КОЗАЦЬКОГО РОДУ (Soul and body shall we lay down for our freedom/ and show that we are brethren of the Cossack nation) – the words that are still relevant; the legend НАШЕ ГАСЛО (our motto) is to the right of the Cossack.