Ukraine's first gold coin series, launched in 1996 as the country was still consolidating its post-Soviet monetary infrastructure, was produced in extremely limited quantities — the Oranta issue in this denomination had a mintage of just 10,000 pieces. The National Bank contracted the striking to foreign mints during this period, as Ukrainian domestic minting capacity was not yet equipped for fine gold production at this standard.
Ukraine's first gold coin series, launched in 1996 as the country was still consolidating its post-Soviet monetary infrastructure, was produced in extremely limited quantities — the Oranta issue in this denomination had a mintage of just 10,000 pieces. The National Bank contracted the striking to foreign mints during this period, as Ukrainian domestic minting capacity was not yet equipped for fine gold production at this standard.