Ukraine Archangel

The Archangel Michael are silver and gold bullion coins originating from Ukraine and minted by the National Bank of Ukraine. The series began in 2011 and has been produced continually since then. The mintage numbers of the coins in the series are some of the lowest for any government issued bullion series and range anywhere from 10,000 to 40,000 per year.

The silver coins are denominated with a face value of one hryvnia and are therefore considered legal tender. They are minted with 1 troy ounce of .9999 fine silver making one of the select few bullion series minted with that purity. 

Silver Bullion Mintage

Design

Obverse: At the top is a small coat of arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription "НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ" (National Bank of Ukraine). At the center of the coin, inside an octagonal cartouche, there is a shield with the emblem of the National Bank of Ukraine. The year of issue is located directly below the shield. The fineness and content of "AG 999.9" is inscribed to the left while the weight of 31.1 is inscribed on the right. At the bottom of the coin, it is inscribed in Ukrainian the value of the coin. On the one-ounce silver coin, it is inscribed with "ОДНА ГРИВНЯ" (one hryvnia).

Reverse: Depicted is the Taxiarch Archangel Michael. He is depicted here as a warrior, wearing full armor and holding a sword in his right hand. There is the circular inscription "…ЗА НАС І ДУШІ ПРАВЕДНИХ, І СИЛА АРХІСТРАТИГА МИХАЇЛА". Which translates into "...For us and souls of righteous men, and Archangel Michael's strength", from Taras Shevchenko's Ukrainian poem Haydamaky.