10 Hryven (Marbled Polecat)

Issuer Ukraine

Type Non-circulating coins

Mints National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works

Obverse

Inside a wreath made from images of some flora and fauna species are Ukraine's small coat of arms and the following legends: УКРАЇНА/10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2017 (Ukraine/10/hryvnias/2017).

Lettering: УКРАЇНА 10 ГРИВЕНЬ 2017

Reverse

Color image of a marbled polecat.

Lettering: VORMELA PEREGUSNA ПЕРЕГУЗНЯ

Basic Information

Category Coin

Ruler Republic (Wikidata)

Technique Milled, Coloured

Orientation medal

Demonetization No

Face Value 10 Hryven (Numeric: 10)

Series Flora and Fauna

Engravers

Obverse Volodymyr Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

Reverse Volodymyr Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

References

KM #882

Physical Characteristics

Composition Silver (.925)

Weight 33.62 g

Size 38.6 mm

Shape Round

Technical Details

Obverse Lettering

УКРАЇНА 10 ГРИВЕНЬ 2017

Reverse Lettering

VORMELA PEREGUSNA ПЕРЕГУЗНЯ

Comments

This coin celebrates the marbled polecat, an endangered species of carnivorous mammals from the Mastelidae family. This rare species is on the Ukrainian List of Endangered Species. The marble polecat has a multicolored fur. The animal's favorite habitat is grasslands. In Ukraine, it is mainly found in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Marbled polecats are usually active during the night or at dusk, spending most of their days in burrows.