| 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 | Yurii Lukianov |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Above, against the background of a stylized shining sun with bolts of lighting (symbolizing punishment for the invaders), is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, under which are a bird that stands for liberation and the following semicircular legends: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (to the left) and ОХТИРКА (Okhtyrka) (to the right); beneath is a stylized composition: the city being bombed by the enemy; to the right is a track of a missile hitting the city council; to the left is a residential building behind which a child is playing; against the backdrop of the composition is the legend 2023/МІСТО/ГЕРОЇВ (2023/city/of heroes); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. |
| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА ОХТИРКА
2023
МІСТО
ГЕРОЇВ (Translation: Ukraine Okhtyrka 2023 city of heroes) |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse description | Against a smooth background is a stylized composition that stands for the present as seen through the prism of the novel “Tiger Trappers” written by an author who was born in Okhtyrka; the novel praises courage and the ability to win: a Ukrainian soldier is a modern trapper of predators; above the solder is a shining sun; there are the following legends: СМІЛИВІ (courageous people), (vertical, to the left), ЗАВЖДИ (always) (above) МАЮТЬ (have) (to the right) ЩАСТЯ (happiness) (beneath). |
| Reverse lettering | СМІЛИВІ
ЗАВЖДИ
МАЮТЬ
ЩАСТЯ (Translation: Brave always have happiness) |
| 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 | 9266066230 |
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