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

There is a complete composition consisting of all the elements featured on the obverses of 'Kyiv Rus', 'The Kingdom of Galicia', and 'The Cossack State' coins and symbolizing all the stages of Ukraine's formation and development: a lion and a Cossack with a musket hold Ukraine's small coat of arms, above which is a floral ornament and a crown; below against a matt background is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016 (to the right), and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the left).

Reverse

In the center of a wreath is a profile of a young woman wearing a wreath made from flowers, a symbol of Ukraine (a conventionalized state banknote issued by Ukrainian People's Republic and designed by Heorhiy Narbut). (25 years of independence)

Edge

Reeded