Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2002

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2002. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 35 mm and weighs 16.54 g.

Obverse

Within an arch opening of the brick fortress wall decorated with geometric ornament there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine, some attributes of the Cossack army (flags, trumpets, drums, spikes, muskets, cannons and balls), the inscriptions: УКРАЇНА/ 2002/ 5/ ГРИВЕНЬ (Ukraine/ 2002 / 5/ hryvnia), as well as the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine

Reverse

There is a depiction of a mighty structure of the Khotyn fortress (13th-18th centuries), an unsurpassed monument of fortification art, above which there is the town coat of arms is depicted and circular inscriptions: ХОТИН 1000 РОКІВ (1000 Years of Khotyn)

Edge

Reeded