2 Hryvni Games of the ХХХІ Olympiad

Ukraine had issued Olympic commemoratives before the 2016 Rio Games, but this particular 2 hryvni piece belongs to a run of circulation-quality issues — not the bank's prestige silver program — meaning it was actually intended to pass through hands rather than sit in a capsule. The National Bank accelerated this format of bimetallic and nickel-brass commemoratives through the 2010s as a cost-conscious alternative to silver, keeping collector interest alive without the premium.

Rio 2016 was the first Summer Olympics held in South America.