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Ukraine Commemorative Nickel Brass Medal "City of Heroes - Volnovakha" 2023
N# 357179; Nickel Brass, Proof, 16.59 g., 35 mm; Obverse: Semicircular legend "УКРАЇНА" (Ukraine) above, under which are Ukraine's small coat of arms and the medal's issue year – 2023 (vertical, against the backdrop of a map); in the center, against a smooth background, is the legend "МІСТО/ВОЛНОВАХА/ГЕРОЇВ" (city/Volnovakha/heroes); in the word "Volnovakha", the Ukrainian letter "н" is replaced with a fragment of railway tracks, which reach Ukraine's small coat of arms and stands for the city's desire to return to Ukraine; there are also stylized fragments of maps of Donetsk (above) and Mariupol (below); beneath, to the right is the mint mark of the NBU; Reverse: There is the following stylized composition: an image of a Ukrainian soldier (to the left) and stylized elements of Volnovakha's coat of arms: against the backdrop of a curved line (symbolizing Volnovakha's location in one of the highest places of the Azov Upland) and a wavy line with fountains (standing for the Volnovakha River, the name of which is derived from the large number of springs in the area), are a flying bird and its reflection on a smooth background, symbolizing people's confidence that the city will be liberated; Designed by Maryna Kuts; Engravers: Volodymyr Demianenko, Yurii Lukianov
N# 357179; Nickel Brass, Proof, 16.59 g., 35 mm; Obverse: Semicircular legend "УКРАЇНА" (Ukraine) above, under which are Ukraine's small coat of arms and the medal's issue year – 2023 (vertical, against the backdrop of a map); in the center, against a smooth background, is the legend "МІСТО/ВОЛНОВАХА/ГЕРОЇВ" (city/Volnovakha/heroes); in the word "Volnovakha", the Ukrainian letter "н" is replaced with a fragment of railway tracks, which reach Ukraine's small coat of arms and stands for the city's desire to return to Ukraine; there are also stylized fragments of maps of Donetsk (above) and Mariupol (below); beneath, to the right is the mint mark of the NBU; Reverse: There is the following stylized composition: an image of a Ukrainian soldier (to the left) and stylized elements of Volnovakha's coat of arms: against the backdrop of a curved line (symbolizing Volnovakha's location in one of the highest places of the Azov Upland) and a wavy line with fountains (standing for the Volnovakha River, the name of which is derived from the large number of springs in the area), are a flying bird and its reflection on a smooth background, symbolizing people's confidence that the city will be liberated; Designed by Maryna Kuts; Engravers: Volodymyr Demianenko, Yurii Lukianov