Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2000

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2000. Struck in Bimetallic: brass centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 28 mm and weighs 9.4 g.

Obverse

Against the background of a mirror there is depicted the vivid three-petal ornament formed by three semicircles, symbolizing the triunity of the past, the present and the future. In the middle of this ornament there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine. Among the petals there are circular inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ, 2000 (Ukraine/ 5/ hryvnia/ 2000) and the logotype of the Mint of the National bank of Ukraine.

Reverse

There is a conventionalized figure of a sower, who is walking along a tillage and sowing the seeds of the "rational, good and eterna" for those people who will live in the next millennium. Around the circle there is an inscription: НА МЕЖІ ТИСЯЧОЛІТЬ (On the Verge of Millenniums).

Edge

Segmented reeding