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10 Hryven
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2004-2005 |
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| Printer | Banknote Printing and Minting Works of the National Bank of Ukraine (Банкнотно-монетний двір Національного банку), Kiev, Ukraine |
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| Obverse lettering | НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ ГОЛОВА 10 ...а за віру хоч умріте і вольностей бороніте! Іван Мазепа ІВАН МАЗЕПА 10 10 ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE HEAD 10 ...and even die for the faith and liberties protect! Ivan Mazepa IVAN MAZEPA 10 10 TEN HRYVNIAS) |
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| Variants | P#119a - 2004 P#119b - 2005 |
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Ukraine began printing its own banknotes domestically only after establishing the Banknote Printing and Minting Works in Kyiv in 1994 — a deliberate move away from reliance on foreign printers that had handled earlier hryvnia issues. The P#119 is part of a modified series introduced in 2004 that updated security specifications on denominations already in circulation, rather than representing a wholesale redesign.
The watermark remains the primary listed security feature, which by mid-2000s standards was minimal. Higher-denomination contemporaries in the series carried threads and more complex protections; the 10 hryvnia's lighter security profile reflects its position as a workhorse note expected to turn over quickly in daily use.