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5 Hryven Forensic Science Institute
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large stylized fingerprint pattern occupying the central field, overlaid with a binary code motif symbolizing the digital processing of forensic data. To the right, a right-facing portrait bust of Mykola Bokarius, a founding figure of forensic medicine in Ukraine, is depicted in low relief. The country name УКРАЇНА and date 2023 appear in the upper field, while the legend СУМЛІННЕ СЛУЖІННЯ ІСТИНІ (Conscientious Service to Truth) arcs across the lower portion. The denomination 5₴ is inscribed at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА 2023 СУМЛІННЕ СЛУЖІННЯ ІСТИНІ 5₴ |
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Ukraine's forensic science infrastructure traces its formal institutional roots to the late Soviet period, but the modern State Scientific Research Forensic Center operates under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and has taken on considerably expanded responsibilities since 2014, processing evidence from conflict-related criminal investigations alongside conventional casework. A commemorative coin honoring a forensic institution is unusual in any national series — Ukraine's bimetallic and base-metal commemorative program has leaned heavily toward historical figures, flora, and cultural monuments. This issue sits outside that pattern entirely.
KM#1085 is among the later entries in a long-running Ukrainian commemorative circulation series that began in the mid-1990s.