The National Bank of Ukraine has released 10 hryvnen silver commemorative coin "Bohdan Khmelnytsky" under Heroes of Cossack Age coin series on December 24th 2015.

Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky (c. 1595 – 6 August 1657), was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now part of Ukraine). He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates (1648–1654) which resulted in the creation of a Ukrainian Cossack state. In 1654, he concluded the Treaty of Pereyaslav with the Tsardom of Russia.

Commemorative coin “Bohdan Khmelnytsky" of 10 hryvnia face value is made from 925-fine silver, weight in fineness – 31.1 g; quality − “proof”; diameter 32 mm.

Mintage of the coin is 3000 pieces.

The coin was designed by Olexander Kharuk, Sergii Kharuk, Volodymyr Demyanenko and Volodymyr Taran

The commemorative coin is available for sale at the regional branches of the National Bank of Ukraine and the National Bank of Ukraine’s distributors selling commemorative coins.

The commemorative coin “Bohdan Khmelnytsky" of 10 hryvnia face value is a legal tender of Ukraine and shall be accepted without any restrictions at its face value for all types of payments as well as for placing to the settlement accounts, on deposits, for letters of credit and transfers.

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