The commemorative banknote was put into circulation to celebrate the resilience, indomitability, heroism and fortitude of the Ukrainian people, which they show in the fight against Russia's armed aggression. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, announcing a "special military operation." The actions of the aggressor, who massively and brutally kills the civilian population, inflicts merciless artillery shelling and airstrikes, destroys infrastructure and destroys settlements, cause shock in the entire civilized world!

Ukraine defends its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and right to life! Our Victory is the victory of good, justice, democracy; victory of light over darkness! Commemorative banknote of 20 hryvnias, issued in 2023, with the signature of the Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshnyi, series ZS with numbers 0000001–0300000; contains protection elements of the current nominal series of banknotes and additional optically variable protection elements; the size of the banknote is 80 x 165 mm.