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 and the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above); a composition symbolizing the Cosmos: to the left there is the image of Urania, the patroness of astronomy, one of the nine Muses in the Greek mythology, and the cosmic space together with a fragment of a scheme showing the motion of solar system planets; below there are the coin issue year 2009, logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint and the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) on the conventionalized scroll.

Reverse

Yurii Drohobych's portrait (to the right) with his life years ca 1450 - 1494 thereunder, the International Year of Astronomy logo (to the left) with the legend МІЖНАРОДНИЙ/РІК/АСТРОНОМІЇ (International/year/of astronomy) thereunder; below there are depicted artifacts of cosmic space researchers.

Edge

Corrugated