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5 hryvnia coin 2024 Ukraine “Chernobyl. Revival. Black stork in souvenir packaging” commemorative coin is dedicated to a rare bird that has become one of the original symbols of the revival of life in the Chornobyl zone - the black stork. The 30-kilometer exclusion zone and the unconditional resettlement zone, where the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve has been located since April 26, 2016, have become a kind of reserve for breeding not only common but also rare Red Data Book representatives of the flora and fauna, including the black stork. Thanks to the preservation of the environment in the Chornobyl zone, the bird's population is growing. This testifies to the restoration of the region's ecosystem, to the fact that the reserve is becoming a center of biodiversity even in the face of radiation contamination.
Characteristics:
- Denomination - 5
- Year of minting - 2024
- Diameter - 35.0
- Weight - 16.54
- Metal (designation) - CuNi15Zn21
- Group - Corrugated
- Artists: Natalia Fandikova
- Sculptors: Demyanenko Anatoly, Demyanenko Vladimir
- Series: Flora and fauna
- Circulation - 20 000
- Date of issue: 26.04.2024
- Metal (name) - nickel silver
The obverse of the coin depicts a black stork against a landscape background (tampon printing was used), above which, on the left, on a mirror background, are the inscriptions: STAR / BLACK / CICONIA NIGRA; above are chicks in a nest.
The reverse of the coin features the Small State Emblem of Ukraine (above), the inscriptions: UKRAINE (below the emblem), the face value of the coin - 5 / UAH (to the right of the emblem); in the center is the symbolic wheel of life, which signifies the revival of nature:The stylized international sign “Radiation Threat”, surrounded by foliage, with animals whose populations are developing in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone, which has become a kind of breeding reserve, including the black stork, Przewalski's horse, lynx, bison, elk, brown bear; in a circle, on a mirror background, the inscription:CHERNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE (left), CHORNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE; logo of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (top); minting year 2024 (bottom).