On April 11th, 2014, the National Bank of Ukraine put the commemorative coin "Volodymyr Serhieiev" of 2 hryvnia face value into circulation.

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Volodymyr Hryhorovych SERHIEIEV (Vladimir G.Sergeyev), an academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the chief designer of spacecraft and missile control systems and director of the Scientific Production Association `Electrical Appliance` (NPO `Electroprylad` or `Electropribor`, now `Khartron`), twice Hero of Socialist Labour.

On the obverse there are: above the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center there is the conventionalized composition: against the background of the printed circuit board of a micromodule there is depicted the Mir space station complex; to the right there is the coin issue year indication 2014, to the left - the mark of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint, below there is the coin face value 2 / ГРИВНІ (2 / hryvnias).

On the reverse there are Volodymyr Serhieiev`s portrait, an image of the reusable launch space system Energia-Buran, the semicircular inscription ВОЛОДИМИР СЕРГЄЄВ (Volodymyr Serhieiev) to the left and indication of the years of his life 1914/2009 to the right.

The coin is made from German silver, quality− “special uncirculated”, weight – 12.8 G, diameter – 31.0 mm, mintage – 20,000 pieces. The coin edge is grooved.

The coin has been created by a team of designers and engravers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk, Anatolii Demianenko and Sviatoslav Ivanenko.

Source of information: National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua