About 2.300 coins from different countries of the world regularly participate in the annual international Coin of the year competition. In 2023, 7 coins from Ukraine entered the final, and 2 became winners.
The 5 hryvnia coin To the 30th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine depicts a wheat field in the form of a vyshyvanka, over which a stork flies. Embroidery, a stork and a field are national symbols of Ukraine. The reverse side of the coin is minted in the form of spirally intertwined embroidered ribbons symbolizing the code of the Ukrainian nation. This coin became The most artistic coin of the year.
The 10 hryvnia coin for the 25th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine became The best coin about a current event. The coin is laid out with puzzles, the contours of which are quotes from the constitution, and each fragment of the overall picture is the people of Ukraine.
In 2001 and 2021, Ukrainian coins won The most inspiring coin nomination, and in 2017, the Euromaidan coin won The most artistic coin of the year.
