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This coin celebrates Nil Khasevych – a prominent figure in the Ukrainian underground movement, a renowned graphic artist, and a participant in Ukraine’s liberation struggle who transformed art into a powerful weapon of resistance.

Obverse: in the center of the composition is a self-portrait of Khasevych, executed in the woodcut technique characteristic of the artist, distinguished by its expressive graphics, contrasting linearity, and dynamic hatching. To the left, above, against a smooth background, are Ukraine’s small state coat-of-arms, the coin’s issue year 2025, the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center is the legend НІЛ / ХАСЕВИЧ (Nil / Khasevych); beneath are the coin’s face value 2, the graphic symbol of the hryvnia and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse: there is a symbolic composition made up of fragments of Khasevych’s woodcuts, stylized as a banknote similar in design to the bofons (insurgent financial receipts). The composition includes elements of the artist’s graphic work as a symbol of the economic, ideological, and moral strength of resistance. Above, against a matt background, are the legends: ДО ВОЛІ / НАРОДІВ І ЛЮДИНИ (For the freedom / of nations and people) and 300 КРБ / НА БОЙОВИЙ / ФОНД (300 karbovanets / for the military / fund), which emphasize the role of the bofons in raising funds for the resistance and resonate with today’s practice of donations.

This coin celebrates the supreme commander of the heavenly host, the biblical defender of the true faith, and the conqueror of the dark forces – Archangel Michael. The image of the Archangel, embodied on the deacon’s doors of the Zhovkva Iconostasis by Ivan Rutkovych, is an outstanding monument of Ukrainian Baroque art from the late 17th century. This masterpiece of sacred art combines profound spiritual meaning with the high mastery of Ukrainian Baroque icon painting, demonstrating a synthesis of Ukrainian and Western European traditions.

Obverse: there are the Royal Doors of the Zhovkva Iconostasis with a prayer to Archangel Michael – one of the most common in the Christian tradition addressed to the heavenly commander. Above the doors is a stylized arch that symbolizes dawn and the victory of light over darkness (an element decorated with local gilding). At the top of the composition are Ukraine’s small state coat-of-arms and the legend ХТО ЯК БОГ (Who is like God) – a traditional address to the Archangel, which is also interpreted as “Who is equal to God?” At the bottom are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin’s issue year 2025, the face value 10, and the graphic symbol of the hryvnia

Reverse: there is the figure of Archangel Michael (an element decorated with color printing) from the icon of the Zhovkva Iconostasis, authored by Ivan Rutkovych. The Archangel is shown in military armor, holding a sword and scales, standing on clouds – as the commander of the Heavenly Host, the defender of the faith, and the fighter against the forces of evil. The background of the reverse is adorned with a Baroque-style floral ornament, borrowed from one of the main icons of the iconostasis