Above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right of which is the issue year – 2017; in the center, against a smooth background, is the modern building of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, the central executive body responsible for the country’s foreign policy, and the following legends: 100/РОКІВ/YEARS (under the building), МІНІСТЕРСТВО ЗАКОРДОННИХ СПРАВ УКРАЇНИ (semicircular above), MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF UKRAINE (semicircular below); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse lettering
МІНІСТЕРСТВО ЗАКОРДОННИХ СПРАВ
УКРАЇНИ
100 РОКІВ
2017
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
To the right is the building on Tereschenkivska Street that housed the General International Relations Secretariat 100 years ago; above, to the left of the building, is a cartouche made from a floral ornament with a trident inside it; under the building is the legend: 100/РОКІВ/YEARS. There are also the following circular legends: УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ ДИПЛОМАТИЧНІЙ СЛУЖБІ (above), UKRAINIAN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE (below).
Reverse lettering
УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ ДИПЛОМАТИЧНІЙ СЛУЖБІ
100 РОКІВ
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Engraver
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)
