The National Bank of Ukraine continues the gradual withdrawal of 10 kopiyok coins from cash circulation. They remain legal tender, but the date of their complete withdrawal from circulation has not yet been set.

This is according to materials from the National Bank of Ukraine and the current resolution of the regulator.

The gradual withdrawal of ten-kopiyok coins began on October 1, 2025. The relevant decision was made by NBU Resolution No. 115 of September 8, 2025.

Since that time, banks have stopped issuing such coins to customers. However, citizens and businesses can still use them for payments and deposit them into bank accounts.

Coins that enter the banking system are no longer returned to circulation. They are transferred to the National Bank for further processing and disposal.

The NBU will be able to completely stop the use of 10 kopiyok coins only after a separate decision is made. Until such a decision is made, shops and service industry enterprises are obliged to accept them for payment of goods and services.

According to the regulator's data as of October 1, 2026, 7.8 million ten-kopiyok coins were withdrawn from circulation over the year. Despite this, they still account for 26.7% of the total number of coins in circulation.

The National Bank explains the need for withdrawal by the fact that 10 kopiyok coins have practically lost their significance for everyday payments. Abandoning their use will reduce the costs of manufacturing, transportation, processing and storage of cash.

If there are no 10 kopiyok coins when paying in cash, established rounding rules for the total purchase amount are applied:

  • From 1 to 24 kopiyok — rounded down to the nearest whole hryvnia.
  • From 25 to 49 kopiyok — rounded up to 50 kopiyok.
  • From 51 to 74 kopiyok — rounded down to 50 kopiyok.
  • From 75 to 99 kopiyok — rounded up to the next whole hryvnia.

Only the final total in the receipt is rounded, not the cost of each individual item. When paying by bank card or other non-cash methods, rounding is not applied.

Thus, Ukrainians do not yet need to exchange their ten-kopiyok coins. They retain their nominal value and can be used for payments until a separate decision by the National Bank.

Based on materials from: National Bank of Ukraine, NBU Resolution No. 115.