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Collectable money is much more than ordinary cash. For many people it is unforgettable gift that reminds them bright pages of their life. It makes collectors admiring, drives an emphatic search and gives happy moments of possesion. From the standpoint of researchers, banknotes abd coins are witnesses of the history, insofar as they can tell a lot about the events occuring more than thousand years ago. For the Ukrainian people, the national currency is a symbol of the sovereignty and full membership in the world community.
We hope, the banknotes and coins issued by the National Bank of Ukraine in 2008, the subject matter of this issue of banknotes and Coins of Ukraine periodical, will make collectors glad, bring succes to their designers, and strengthen Ukraine's image as a numismatic country.