Ukraine's first post-independence coinage series was delayed significantly by the country's catastrophic hyperinflation of the early 1990s, which made introducing a stable circulating currency nearly impossible until the hryvnia replaced the interim karbovanets in September 1996. The 2 hryvni was part of that inaugural rollout — the first time Ukraine had issued coins denominated in hryvni since the short-lived currency of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918.
The Zahreba reference places this among the earliest die varieties catalogued for the type.
Ukraine's first post-independence coinage series was delayed significantly by the country's catastrophic hyperinflation of the early 1990s, which made introducing a stable circulating currency nearly impossible until the hryvnia replaced the interim karbovanets in September 1996. The 2 hryvni was part of that inaugural rollout — the first time Ukraine had issued coins denominated in hryvni since the short-lived currency of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918.
The Zahreba reference places this among the earliest die varieties catalogued for the type.