Date	Pick#	Denomination	Observations	Obverse	Reverse
1992	103s	1 Hryvnia	SPECIMEN
1992	104s	2 Hryvni	SPECIMEN
1992	105s	5 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1992	106s	10 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1992	107s	20 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1995	108bs	1 Hryvnia	SPECIMEN
1995	109as	2 Hryvni	SPECIMEN
1994	110as	5 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1997	110bs	5 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2001	110cs	5 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1994	111as	10 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2000	110bs	10 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1994	112as	20 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2000	112bs	20 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1996	113s	50 Hryven	SPECIMEN
1996	114s	100 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2001	115s	200 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2004	116s	1 Hryvnia	SPECIMEN
2006	NEW	1 Hryvnia	SPECIMEN
2004	117s	2 Hryvni	SPECIMEN
2004	118s	5 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2004	119s	10 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2006	NEW	10 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2003	120	20 Hryven
2004	121s	50 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2006	NEW	100 Hryven	SPECIMEN
2006	NEW	500 Hryven	SPECIMEN

The history of the currency of the Ukraine
Following Ukrainian independence in 1991, the Ukrainian karbovanets replaced the Soviet ruble at par in 1992, with the ISO 4217 code being UAK. The karbovanets suffered from very high inflation and was replaced by the hryvnia in 1996, at a rate of 100,000 karbovantsi = 1 hryvnia. When the hryvnia was introduced in 1996, a 15 day exchange period was in effect from September 2-16, 1996, during which both the karbovanets and hryvnia were in circulation. The use of the karbovanets for all kinds of payments stopped completely after September 1996 and the only accepted currency after was the hryvnia.

The hryvnia or Ukrainian: гривня, has been the national currency of Ukraine since 1996, one hryvnia is divided into 100 kopiykas (singular копійка, plural копійок (kopiyok)).

Prices in the Ukraine are commonly written using the hryvnia sign, which looks like a backwards S with two horizontal bars through it. Not much thought seems to have been given to that fact that most computers cannot render the hryvnia sign properly. Sometimes the currency is abbreviated using "грн", the Ukrainian letters HRN.  The hryvnia's ISO 4217 currency code is UAH.

Coins are currently issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 kopiyok and 1 hryvnia. Banknotes come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 hryven. All Hryven banknotes issued since 1992 remain legal tender although the National Bank of the Ukraine is gradually withdrawing from circulation all banknotes from the first series dated in 1992. Old banknotes issued in karbovanets are no loger redeemable, their only value is to collectors.

From 1920-1942 and from 1945-1991, the Ukraine used the banknotes and coins of the Soviet Union.
Click here to see the notes of the former Soviet Union