Obverse: Octagonal cartouche surrounded by laurel branches on a patterned background, denomination 1 Hryvnia at the bottom, along with the inscriptions УКРАЇНА, НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ, year 2025, silver fineness Ag 999.9 and weight 31.1.
Reverse: Depicts Archangel Michael – a warrior with shield and sword, surrounded by an excerpt from T. Shevchenko’s Haidamakas: …ЗА НАС І ДУШІ ПРАВЕДНИХ, І СИЛА АРХІСТРАТИГА МИХАЇЛА.
About the coin: The 1 oz Archangel Michael 2025 Ukraine silver coin has been minted in Ukraine since 2011 as an investment silver coin. It weighs 31.1 g, is made of 999.9 fine silver, has a diameter of 38.61 mm, thickness 3 mm, with a reeded edge. The coin was designed by Volodymyr Taran, Serhii and Oleksandr Kharuk, Vitaly Andrianov, Yuri Lukyanov, and engraved by Sviatoslav Ivanenko. It is the only official Ukrainian silver bullion coin, included in 2013 in the worldwide Fabulous Fifteen set alongside famous investment coins such as the Maple Leaf, Britannia, Vienna Philharmonic and Silver Eagle.
