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1 Zlotnik Sawflies
| Issuer | Ukraine |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 7.8 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ЧЕРВОНА КНИГА УКРАЇНИ 1 ЗЛОТНИК (Translation: Red Book of Ukraine 1 Zlotnik) |
| Edge | Plain |
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The zlotnik was a pre-metric unit of weight used across the Russian Empire, equal to roughly 4.27 grams — its appearance on a modern Ukrainian coin is a deliberate act of historical reclamation, asserting a distinct monetary and metrological heritage separate from the imperial Russian framework. Ukraine introduced this denomination series in 2022, the same year Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae are among the more economically significant insect pests in Ukrainian agriculture, particularly damaging to cereal crops.