Description

Ukrainian State Symbols Coat of arms

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 Coat of Arms coin: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms – a golden trident on a blue shield (pad-printed); against the backdrop of sunrays is a stylized trident of the kind that was used by Volodymyr the Great; the lines of the trident show how tridents are formed; to the left are the legends 2022/УКРАЇНА/5 (2022/Ukraine/5), the graphic symbol of the hryvnia and the legend /НАШ/ГЕРБ (Ukraine’s coat of arms); beneath is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse of Ukraine’s Coat of Arms coin: surrounded by sunrays is a composition made of tridents that symbolizes Ukraine’s historical heritage – from the two-pronged symbol of Sviatoslav the Brave, to tridents on gold and silver coins of the Kyiv State, symbols used during Ukraine’s liberation struggle in 1917–1921, and up to the modern symbol of Ukraine – its coat of arms (latent image); to the left is the legend НАШЕ КОРІННЯ (our roots).