Coins denominated at 10 kopecks may be completely withdrawn from cash circulation in Ukraine. The National Bank of Ukraine is considering this possibility, according to a notice on its bank.gov.ua website. For now, these coins remain legal tender.
Customers can continue to use them in shops: businesses and banks are required to accept them. Only after the NBU makes the relevant decision will their final withdrawal mean that payments with these coins are no longer accepted. For now, there is no need to exchange them or hand them in.
The National Bank says the possible changes are being considered because these low-denomination coins are used in transactions less and less often. At the same time, their production, transportation, storage, and processing incur additional costs.
The gradual withdrawal of this denomination began on October 1, 2025. At that time, more than 4.1 billion of these coins were in circulation. Since the withdrawal began, banks have stopped issuing them to customers, and coins received by financial institutions are sent to the National Bank for disposal.
A rule is already in place for cash purchases: if coins of this denomination are unavailable when paying, the total bill is rounded to the nearest 50 kopecks or whole hryvnia. Here’s how it works:
- for a purchase totaling 100 hryvnias and 20 kopecks, you pay 100 hryvnias;
- if the bill is 100 hryvnias and 30 kopecks, the amount due is 100 hryvnias and 50 kopecks.
This rounding does not apply to bank card payments.
Another change to cash circulation has already taken place: on March 2, 2026, paper banknotes in denominations of 1, 2, 5, and 10 hryvnias, issued between 2003 and 2007, were completely withdrawn in Ukraine. Coins of the corresponding denominations are used instead of these banknotes for cash payments.
We previously reported:
- Ukraine to Stop Accepting Old 1, 2, 5, and 10 Hryvnia Banknotes
- Small Change Is Going Away: 10-Kopeck Coins Officially Being Withdrawn from Circulation
- Coins Denominated at 25 Kopecks and Old-Design Hryvnia Coins No Longer Accepted Starting Today
- 1-, 2-, and 5-Kopeck Coins Are Being Withdrawn from Circulation — They Can No Longer Be Used for Payments Starting October 1
- “Replacing Paper Money”: National Bank Presents 1, 2, 5, and 10 Hryvnia Coins
