Leonid Kadenyuk is the first cosmonaut of independent Ukraine  2020 UNC

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Series: Souvenir products

On November 26, 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine will issue a souvenir banknote “Leonid Kadenyuk - the first cosmonaut of independent Ukraine” dedicated to the Hero of Ukraine, the first cosmonaut of independent Ukraine Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, who in 1997 flew on the American space shuttle “Columbia-87” ) as part of the international crew. The Ukrainian astronaut-researcher performed a wide range of works within the framework of a joint Ukrainian-American experiment, the task of which was to study the influence of microgravity on the growth and development of higher plants. The souvenir banknote is made on watermarked paper (image of a globe with continents), a 1.5 mm protective tape is inserted into the thickness of the paper parallel to the smaller side of the banknote and protective fibers that acquire a fluorescent glow under the action of ultraviolet rays. The souvenir banknote is printed using offset, intaglio, screen and letterpress printing using protected inks. The dimensions of the souvenir banknote are 80 x 170 mm.

The main image of the obverse of the souvenir banknote is a portrait of Leonid Kadenyuk, above which is the inscription - THE FIRST COSMONAUT OF UKRAINE; logo of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (right); under the portrait there are inscriptions: LEONID KADENIUK / 1951 LEONID 2018 / KADENIUK; to the left of the inscriptions - the element SPARK in the form of a globe, which has a kinetic effect (when changing the angle of the banknote in areas of the image there are transitions from green to blue); bottom left on the background of the molecular structure - a stylized image of the plant; small State Emblem of Ukraine, over which the inscription UKRAINE and the flag of Ukraine (under the inscription KADENYUK); under the coat of arms - the number 1 and the image of the spacecraft; below the inscriptions: NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE; in the lower right corner of the banknote - an element made of optically variable paint (when changing the angle of the banknote, the color of the image changes from gold to green). Along the lower edge of the inscription LEONID KADENYUK, repeated six times.

The main image of the reverse side of the souvenir banknote is the image of the spacecraft "Colombia" against the background of the planets of the solar system; above it the inscriptions THE FIRST ASTRONAUT OF UKRAINE; on the right - number 1 and the image of the spaceship; inscriptions: 1997 (under the rocket), 2020 (below); bottom right vertically: the serial number of the banknote and the inscription - IS NOT A PAYMENT. Along the lower edge of the inscription LEONID KADENYUK, repeated six times.