Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2000

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2000. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 35 mm and weighs 16.54 g.

Obverse

At its upper part there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine; on the background of the Mitrydat hill there is a bracelet made of archeological finds of Kul-Oba kurgan; on the hill both sides there are conventionalized depictions of Black and Azov Seas, as well as inscriptions: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) 2000, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ (5/Hryvnias) and the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine.

Reverse

At the center there is a depiction of the ionic order column, a monument in the town of Kerch; above the column there are coins of Pantikapaeum, on the column left side against the background of a town landscape there is the church of John the Baptist, the monument of 10th-14th century; on the column right side there are stairs leading to the Mitrydat hill and semicircular inscriptions: КЕРЧ 2600 (Kerch/ 2600)

Edge

Reeded