On March 15th the admission of entries for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize, which was initiated and organized by Ivan Franko International Fund, was completed.

Works from different parts of Ukraine and abroad were delivered for the competition. The symbol had to reflect Ukrainian tradition of faleristics and individual items (ornaments, body-size, background) – to belong to the scientific works of Ivan Franko, time and place of his life.

The winner of the competition will be selected by authoritative jury consisting of experts in sphere of awarding business, heraldry, faleristics and Franko study:
Andriy Hrechylo, Doctor of Historical Sciences, head of Ukrainian Heraldic Society (chairman of the jury); Mykola Chmyr, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Member of the Commission of state awards and heraldry; Oleksiy Kohan, Honored Artist of Ukraine, graphic artist, member of Ukrainian Heraldic Society; Mykola Omelchenko, president of the club of collectors; Vitalii Shevchenko, journalist, writer, publisher, member of the National Union of ethnographers of Ukraine; Mykola Shalata, literary critic, writer, Candidate of Philology, Franko scientist, member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine.

Announcement of the winner will take place on March 25, 2016.
We remind that three prizes were established for the winners. The author of the design which will take the first place will obtain the reward of 10 thousand UAH, the second – 5 thousand UAH, the third – 3 thousand UAH.