Ukraine Asks For Kerta Money To Commemorate A Year Of Russian Invasion: Printed Vertical, Limited And Equipped Modern Security Features

Governor of the Ukrainian National Bank Andriy Pyshnyy at the launch of the year edition of the Ukrainian banknote in the Russian invasion. (Source: National Bank of Ukraine)

JAKARTA - Ukraine's National Bank launched a new 20 hryvnia banknote, to commemorate a year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, describing the heroic spirit, never giving up and the courage of the struggle of the Ukrainian people.

Carrying the theme 'We Will Not Be Introduction, We Will Not Be Inflicting', the launch of this new banknote was carried out directly by the Governor of the Ukrainian National Bank Andriy Pyshnyy.

"We cannot help but commemorate this date, the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, a dramatic, surprising year, and full of bullets in our lives," Pyshnyy said, citing the official website of the National Bank of Ukraine February 25.

"This is a war that has been going on for us not just a year, not just a decade, but for centuries. That's why we decided to commemorate our collective struggle with paper money."

Designed by a well-known Ukrainian artist, Volodymyr Taran, this banknote is unique and different from other Ukrainian banknotes, because it has a bright and expressive design, which is vertically printed at 80 x 165 mm. This banknote has a series, with serial numbers from 0.000 to 0.000000.

This money is a legal tender in Ukraine, it must be accepted for all payments with a nominal value by all individuals and legal entities, without any restrictions, across Ukraine.

This amount of money is limited to only 300,000 pieces, which provides collectible value on this banknote (200,000 units of which are in souvenir packages and 99,900 sheets in envelopes).

It is known, this banknote began to be circulated on February 23, 2023. It will be sold through the NBU online numerical store. Paper money from the first batch will be available for purchase starting February 24, 2023.

Then, along with the increasing number of banknotes produced, the banknotes will be added to the online store's product lineup to meet the needs of as many customers as possible. In addition, starting at the end of March, this banknote will also be available for purchase at banks that distribute it.

As a safety, this paper money has safety features, including multi-color water signatures and light water signature elements, fully embedded safety threads in paper, see-through registers, OVI and SPARK features, relief features, especially features for visually impaired, micro titering, as well as UV, infrared and magnetic features.

In addition, this paper money also has additional features for the safety of modern optical variables, such as 12-mm wide polymer threads that have a combined optical variable effect, which can be seen when paper money is filtered, a feature made with colorful paints that have a pearl effect.

The main image of the front of this paper is three Ukrainian soldiers flying the flag of the Ukrainian state, originating from a photo entitled 'Ukrainian army flying the flag' by Oleksandr Smirnov, with the background of pieces of Ukrainian maps and flags of countries supporting Ukraine.

"We call this paper 'We will not forgive you! We will not forgive!' This name does not require an explanation, because it is understandable and familiar to every Ukrainian. This means: we survive, and we will win," Pyshnyy said.