Published: 05 April 2015

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 Coin issue plan for 2015 by the National Bank of Ukraine.

 

No	Items	Specifications					Date of Issue
		Denomination UAH	Metal, weight in fineness (g)	Diameter (mm)	Quality	Mintage
Commemorative coins To the Heros of the Maidan
1	Euromaidan	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	50,000 (including 20,000 in souvenir packs)	Feb  18
2	Revolution of Dignity	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	50,000 (including 20,000 in souvenir packs)	Feb  18
3	Heavenly Hundred	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	50,000 (including 20,000 in souvenir packs)	Feb  18
Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine
4	Halshka Hulevychivna (1575-1642)	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Jan  27
5	Yakiv Hnizdovskyi (1915-1985)	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Mar  31
6	Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815-1870)	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Mar    4
7	Andrei Sheptytskyi	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Jul
8	Petro Prokopovych (1775-1850)	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Jul
9	Oleksandr Murashko	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Sep
10	Ivan Karpenko-Karyi (1845-1907)	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Sep
Victory in the Great Patriotic War
11	70 Years of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945	20	Ag 925 62.2	50.0	Special uncirculated	2,000	May
12	70 Years of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	35,000 (including 10,000 in souvenir packs)	May
Heroes of Cossack Age
13	Bohdan Khmelnytskyi	10	Ag 925 31.1	38.6	Proof	3,000	Dec
Hetman Capital Cities
14	Hadiach	10	Ag 925 31.1	38.6	Proof	2,000	Nov
Higher Educational Establishments of Ukraine
15	150 Years of the Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University	5	Ag 925 15.55	33.0	Proof	2,000	Apr
16	150 Years of the Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	35,000	Apr
17	400 Years of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy	5	Ag 925 15.55	33.0	Proof	2,000	Oct
18	400 Years of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	35,000	Oct
Architectural Monuments of Ukraine
19	The Assumption Cathedral in the City of Volodymyr-Volynskyi	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	35,000	Jul
20	Pidhirtsi Castle	10	Ag 925 31.1	38.6	Proof	2,000	Nov
21	Pidhirtsi Castle	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	35,000	Nov
Ancient Cities of Ukraine
22	475th Anniversary of the First Record of the City of Ternopil	10	Ag 925 31.1	38.6	Proof	2,000	Aug
23	475th Anniversary of the First Record of the City of Ternopil	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	35,000	Aug
Oblasts of Ukraine
24	75 Years of the Chernivtsi Oblast	5	bimetalic	28.0	Special uncirculated	30,000	Aug
Oriental Calendar
25	The Year of the Monkey	5	Ag 925 15.55	33.0	Proof	20,000	Dec
Children's Zodiac
26	Aquarius (Little Water-Bearer)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Jan  19
27	Pisces (Little Fish)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Feb 16
28	Libra (Little Scales)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Sep
29	Scorpio (Little Scorpion)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Oct
30	Sagittarius (Little Archer)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Nov
31	Capricorn (Little Goat)	2	Ag 925 7.78	26.5	Special uncirculated	up to 10,000 (including 5,000 in souvenir packs)	Dec
Other Coins
32	120 Years of the Kharkiv Zoo	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	35,000 (including 10,000 in souvenir packs)	Apr 15
33	Kyiv Funicular	5	CuNiZn	35.0	Special uncirculated	35,000 (including 10,000 in souvenir packs)	May
34	Oleshky Sands	10	Ag 925 31.1	38.6	Special uncirculated	30,000	Oct
35	Oleshky Sands	2	CuNiZn	31.0	Special uncirculated	35,000 (including 10,000 in souvenir packs)	Oct

Published: 30 March 2015

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On March 9, 2015 the National Bank of Ukraine introduced into circulation a newly designed 100-hryvnia banknote with a number of advanced international security features, including a transparent 'window' and an optically variable SPARK feature which changes color depending on the viewing angle.

The new note is the dominant yellow-olive color as with the previous version of the bill and is printed on paper substrate containing a watermark of Taras Shevchenko and electrotype 100. The obverse features a portrait of Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko, a painter’s palette and brushes as a SPARK patch, and prose from his poem “Shall we ever meet again...”("Чи ми ще зійдемося знову") written in 1838.

Read more: New 100-hryvnia note for 2015

Published: 29 March 2015

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"Ukrposhta" issued a personal postage stamp of Nadiya Savchenko which was mailed to her together with a letter expressing their support.

"We are very worried about the fate of our Hope, because she is an example for all of us. As Shevchenko said "Boritesia - you will win!". She's not just a pilot and our compatriot, first of all, she is a woman who should not suffer like that... We would like to see her soon on our land healthy and smiling! .." - commented on the release of the stamp acting General Director of "Ukrposhta" Ihor Tkachuk.

Read more: Ukrposhta issues stamp for Nadiya Savchenko

Published: 20 March 2015

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Once you begin collecting modern Ukrainian stamps, having a dedicated album makes it much easier to organize and enjoy your collection. Below you will find three different album projects created by members of our society, each with its own style and level of detail.  

The Bandura Collectibles pages provide professionally produced, high‑quality album pages for those who want a more polished, ready-to-use solution. The Tryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album offers free, downloadable pages designed for collectors who prefer to print and assemble their own albums at home. The third option, created by Stepan Moskal, presents a comprehensive treatment of modern Ukrainian issues with bilingual text and detailed write‑ups. Together, these three albums give modern Ukraine collectors a strong range of choices—from do‑it‑yourself to fully finished pages.

Bandura Collectibles

Since 1999 Bandura Collectibles (previously Bandura Philatelic Services) has been preparing dedicated and specific album display pages for contemporary postage stamps of Ukraine issued since March 1992.

Bandura Collectibles, which is based in Adelaide, South Australia, is operated by George Fedyk. George is the current secretary and treasurer of the Ukrainian Collectibles Society (UCS) of Australia, the current UPNS Vice-President for Australasia, and a past editor of The Southern Collector and Ukrainian Philatelist journals. He has had a postage stamp issued by Ukrposhta (St. Michael’s Church in February 2007) and in 2024 released the catalogue Ukrainian Underground Post (Pidpilna Poshta Ukrainy) 1949-1983. He has extensive international contacts and is well known around Australia for preparing and displaying diverse and extensive aspects of Ukrainica collecting.

For Ukraine postage stamp issues to the end of 2024 a total of 286 pages has been prepared plus a cover page and an introduction page. Pages are prepared yearly and are made available only in printable electronic pdf format.

Each individually numbered page contains colour images of stamps and souvenir sheets with issue title (and where required a brief description), issue date, designer and quantity information. Each stamp box has a 3 mm gap from the stamp and is designed that stamps be placed in clear Hawid mounts. Page size is 214 mm x 280 mm and has a border 10 mm from the edge. Pages are designed to meet international display conventions and fit into both Australian A4 and North American ‘letter size’ clear display sleeves.

Pages are now only available in printable pdf format and will be emailed to interested persons. Cost is US $10.00 for each calendar year. Payment is through PayPal only. Please contact George Fedyk for further details.

Tryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album

The Tryzub Ukrainian Stamp Album is my attempt at making an album of Ukrainian postage stamps that has descriptions on the page for each stamp, hopefully making the album far more enjoyable for non-collectors, and people who are unfamiliar with Ukrainian history, politics and culture. Pictures are included on all the pages to make mounting easier for people unable to read Cyrillic.

Pages are currently available for Ukrainian stamps from 1992-2008. I hope to have everything through 2011 completed by the end of the year.

All stamp names are taken from ukrposhta.com and translated into English using Wikipedia spellings. I did this to make Internet searches easier for people that want to learn more about the topics on the stamps.

The pages are designed using completely free tools and fonts. I use the free desktop publishing application Scribus to design my pages, and the fonts Liberation Sans and League Gothic, also completely free. Pages are available in PDF format, as well as the original Scribus Desktop Publishing files for other people to edit. Current pages are in US Letter, but I am working on A4 as well.

I hope as many people as possible make use of these pages and they inspire people to collect Ukrainian stamps.
Andy Pastuszak
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Ukraine Stamp Album

I started creating this album in 1998 for myself because I could not find anything that was available. Then 2 friends of mine saw it and wanted to purchase it. They are still buying pages to this day. In 2001 I started to sell it to other people.

The album has all the stamps, souvenir blocks and booklets that have been issued by UKRPOSHA since 1992 up until 2011. All the scans are of the stamps that I have purchased. It comes in both Ukrainian and English. Each page has a picture of the stamps, date of issue and short description. The full album has 168 pages. All pages are brilliant white standard letter size and 100lb paper. It comes with the size of mounts for each stamp.

Prices 1992-2011:
Colour pages: -$120
Black and White pages: -$90
Album with all mount: -$380
Additional pages: -$1.50 per page
Additional pages with mounts: -$3.00

Stepan Moskal
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