| 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 | Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Volodymyr Demianenko, 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 historical novel “Berestechko”: Я ЗНАЮ ГРАМОТУ СВОБОДИ – / ЇЇ ПІДПИСУЮТЬ МЕЧІ! / ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО; there is a stylized composition that shows that Mykolaiv is a city of shipbuilding and a seaport; to the right is the building of Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Museum (the only one of its kind in Ukraine); to the left is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. |
| Obverse lettering | 2023
УКРАЇНА
Я ЗНАЮ ГРАМОТУ СВОБОДИ-
ЇЇ ПІДПИСУЮТЬ МЕЧІ!
ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО (Translation: I know the charter of freedom It is signed with swords! Lina Kostenko) |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse description | Against a smooth background is the legend МИКОЛАЇВ/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 considerable damage suffered by the city; the lower half depicts a stylized view of the city as seen in perspective; it shows the city’s historical and archeological monuments. |
| Reverse lettering | МИКОЛАЇВ
МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ (Translation: Mykolaiv 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 | 3940030730 |
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