Ukraine, 1992 AD., Lugansk mint, 10 Kopiyok, KM 1.1a.

Ukraine, Lugansk mint, engraver: V. Lopata (reverse), 1992 AD.,
5 Kopiyok (16 mm / 1,70 g), aluminium-bronze, 1,70 g. theor. mint weight, mintage ?, medal alignment ↑↑ , reeded edge (fine reeded edge var.),
Obv.: украïиа / 1992 , national arms.
Rev.: 10 / копiйок , value number above denomination within wreath, five dots right of final “K” in value.
KM 1.1a .

Year / Mintage
1992 ?
1994 ?
1996 ?

Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina; Russian: Украи́на; Crimean Tatar: Ukraina) is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia.
Established by the Varangians in the 9th century, the medieval state of Kievan Rus', the first East Slavic state, emerged as a powerful nation in the Middle Ages until it disintegrated in the 12th century. By the middle of the 14th century, Ukrainian territories were under the rule of three external powers—the Golden Horde, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Kingdom of Poland. After the Great Northern War (1700–1721) Ukraine was divided between a number of regional powers and, by the 19th century, the largest part of Ukraine was integrated into the Russian Empire with the rest under Austro-Hungarian control. A chaotic period of incessant warfare ensued, with several attempts at independence from 1917 to 1921, following World War I and the Russian Civil War. Ukraine emerged from this fighting on December 30, 1922 as one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic's territory was enlarged westward shortly before and after World War II, and southwards in 1954 with the Crimea transfer. In 1945, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the founding members of the United Nations.
Ukraine became independent again when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.