Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2009

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2009. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 35 mm and weighs 16.54 g.

Obverse

There are depicted the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (above) with the conventionalized inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) thereunder, conventionalized images of two birds in the center and Carpathian landscapes to the left and to the right with spruces, cottages and logs; below there are the legends: 5/ГРИВЕНЬ/2009 (5 hryvnias).

Reverse

There is depicted the figure of a bokorash with a tsapyna (pole) in the hands which is directing the raft downstream, on either side of him there are traditional Carpathian ornamental patterns; above, against the background in the form of a log butt end there is the legend БОКОРАШ (Bokorash).

Edge

Corrugated