🪙 About the 2018 50 Kopiyok Coin

Issued by the National Bank of Ukraine, this coin belongs to the post-independence hryvnia-based system, adopted in 1996. The 50 kopiyok denomination is the highest among the fractional coins (kopiyky) and often used in daily transactions.

Specifications:

• Country: Ukraine

• Denomination: 50 kopiyok

• Year: 2018

• Composition: Aluminium-bronze

• Weight: 4.2 grams

• Diameter: 23 mm

• Edge: Smooth

• Obverse: Tryzub (national coat of arms), year of issue, and "Україна" inscription

• Reverse: Denomination "50 копійок" surrounded by traditional Ukrainian ornament

🕰 Historical Insight

By 2018, Ukraine had been navigating complex economic and political challenges following the events of 2014. Coins from this period serve as quiet witnesses to a nation asserting its identity, sovereignty, and resilience in the face of hardship.

🧭 Collecting Note

Though still common in circulation, these coins are highly collectible as representations of modern Ukraine. Whether used in a Lviv street market or tucked into a Kyiv café’s cash register, this 50 kopiyok piece holds more than monetary value — it carries a national story.