NBU mints coin to honor opera singer, Donbas war hero Vasyl Slipak (Photo, video)

The two-hryvnia coin will be issued with a circulation of 35,000 pieces / Photo from UNIAN

14:30, 08.06.2021

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The coin will be officially put into circulation on June 21, but now it can be pre-ordered online.

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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has minted a coin to honor outstanding Ukrainian opera singer and Donbas war hero Vasyl Slipak.

That's according to the NBU's press service.

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The two-hryvnia coin will be issued with a circulation of 35,000 pieces. A portrait of Slipak, a note row and Ukraine's smaller coat of arms are depicted on its head side.

Photo from the NBU

UNIAN memo

Wassyl (Vasyl) Slipak was a Ukrainian baritone opera singer.
Slipak, who had lived in France for 19 years, working at the Paris Opera, was shot dead by an enemy sniper from Russia-led forces in Donbas on June 29, 2016.
Slipak was serving in the Ukrainian army, defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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