Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2016

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2016. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 35 mm and weighs 16.54 g.

Obverse

Above is Ukraine's small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against a smooth background are the images of Boris and Gleb, two of the first saints to be canonized; between the saints is a cross, with an ornament beneath it; there are vertical legends: БОРИС (Boris) (on the left) and ГЛІБ (Gleb) (on the right); below are the coin face vale 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016, and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right).

Reverse

There is a color fragment of one of the oldest and most famous icons, Vladimir Mother of God; to the left is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of a three-domed church are the images of a prince and his men outside the town gate.

Edge

Reeded