Above are the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and Ukraine`s small coat of arms (below the legend), on both sides of which are the figures of the coin issue year, 2020; below, to the left, is the coin face value 10 ГРИВЕНЬ (10 hryvnias); in the center is the following allegorical composition: a field of sunflowers, which from time immemorial have been considered to be a symbol of the land of Ukraine; sunflowers, which symbolize warmth, happiness and life, have become a kind of protective amulet that has saved the lives of many Ukrainian soldiers during fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine; to the right is a broken sunflower that represents a wounded soldier. Beneath is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2020
10 ГРИВЕНЬ (Translation: Ukraine 2020 10 Hryven)
Reverse description
There is an image of a large sunflower, which symbolizes Ukraine; beneath is a petal in the form of a tear with a tamga on it, which stands for Crimea; to the right, are two bent petals, which represent Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and the legend 29.08.; there is the following semicircular legend: ДЕНЬ ПАМ’ЯТІ (above), ПОЛЕГЛИХ ЗАХИСНИКІВ УКРАЇНИ (below) (Fallen Defenders’ Day).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ДЕНЬ ПАМЯ`ТІ
ПОЛЕГЛИХ ЗАХИСНИКІВ УКРАЇНИ
29.08 (Translation: Remembrance Day of the fallen defenders of Ukraine)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)