The roll of circulating commemorative coins "Air
Defense - a reliable shield of Ukraine" is dedicated
to the air defense of Ukraine. Today, the air defense
of Ukraine is an extremely important element of the
security of military and civilian objects of Ukraine
and a significant component of the country's
national security system. Every day, the air defense
forces, which include the soldiers of the anti-aircraft
missile forces of the Air Force, the Ground Forces
and the Navy, the aviation and radio engineering
forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine, and other air defense units of the Defense
Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-
scale invasion of Ukraine, have faithfully and
heroically repelled air attacks by enemy missiles
and
drones. On the souvenir paper in which each video is
packed, there are inscripti
ons: BANKNOTE-MONETNY
DVIR NBU, logo of the Banknote-Monetny DVIR of
the National Bank of Ukraine/CIRCULATING
COMMEMORATIVE COIN, PPO – /TRUST
SHIELD/UKRAINE; an image of the "Patriot"
launcher; denomination of 250 and the graphic
symbol of the hryvnia, 25 PIECES.
The obverse of the coin features: at the top – a small
State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, in the center, framed
by an Old Russian ornament, the inscriptions:
UKRAINE/10/HRYVEN (in a semicircle), on the
background of the ornament: the year of the minting
of the coin – 2023 (below) and the logo of the
Banknote and Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine
(right).
On the reverse of the coin there is an image of the
"Patriot" launcher; a stylized image of a target-
detecting radar; inscription around the circle: Air
Defense Forces - RELIABLE SHIELD OF UKRAINE
(above).
Artist: Volodymyr Demyanenko; Design - Baluta
Tatiana
Sculptor: Volodymyr Demyanenko
Circulation (announced/actual), pcs.: 20,000/20,000