Viacheslav Prokopovych served as head of the Ukrainian People's Republic's State Bank during the revolutionary period of 1917–1921, managing monetary policy for a government that never achieved stable territorial control. The UNR issued its own currency — the hryvnia — during this period, making Prokopovych a direct institutional ancestor of the modern National Bank of Ukraine, which began its own hryvnia series in 1996.
This coin belongs to Ukraine's long-running commemorative circulation series honoring figures of national historical significance. Prokopovych later died in emigration in Prague in 1942.
Viacheslav Prokopovych served as head of the Ukrainian People's Republic's State Bank during the revolutionary period of 1917–1921, managing monetary policy for a government that never achieved stable territorial control. The UNR issued its own currency — the hryvnia — during this period, making Prokopovych a direct institutional ancestor of the modern National Bank of Ukraine, which began its own hryvnia series in 1996.
This coin belongs to Ukraine's long-running commemorative circulation series honoring figures of national historical significance. Prokopovych later died in emigration in Prague in 1942.