| Location | Ukraine |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Nickel brass (German silver) |
| Weight | 16.54 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | Republic (1991-date) |
| Notice | Anatolii Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Yurii Lukianov |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Above is the legend 2023/УКРАЇНА; beneath is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; in the center, against the backdrop of a stylized map of the city, are the following lines from Lina Kostenko’s poetry: ШМАТОК ЗЕМЛІ, ТИ ЗВЕШСЯ УКРАЇНОЮ./ ТИ БУВ ДО НАС. ТИ БУДЕШ ПІСЛЯ НАС./ ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО; there is also a stylized composition made of historical and religious monuments; to the left is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. |
| Obverse lettering | 2023
УКРАЇНА
ШМАТОК ЗЕМЛІ, ТИ ЗВЕШСЯ УКРАЇНОЮ.
ТИ БУВ ДО НАС. ТИ БУДЕШ ПІСЛЯ НАС.
ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО (Translation: Ukraine A piece of land, you are called Ukraine. You existed before us. And you will continue to exist once we are gone. Lina Kostenko) |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse description | Against a smooth background is the legend ЧЕРНІГІВ/МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ, which divides the medal into two halves; in the upper half, against a smooth background, is a composition symbolizing people’s resistance to russian occupation in the face of the damage suffered by the city; the lower half depicts a stylized view of the city’s historical monuments as seen in perspective. |
| Reverse lettering | ЧЕРНІГІВ
МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ (Translation: Chernihiv City of Heroes) |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Engraver | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2023 - Special Uncirculated - 40 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6297011800 |
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