Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2009

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2009. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 33 mm and weighs 16.94 g.

Obverse

Above there is the Small National Emblem of Ukraine with the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine), in the center - the conventionalized composition: against the background of book sheets - Sholem Aleichem's personal signet with a fragmentary cartoon regarding his creative work (on the right), below there are the coin face value and issue year - 5 ГРИВЕНЬ/2009 (5 hryvnias/2009).

Reverse

There are Sholem Aleichem's portrait and inscriptions in circumference: above - МИР ВАМ (peace be with you), below – 1859-1916, on the right – ШОЛОМ-АЛЕЙХЕМ (Sholem Aleichem), on the left – РАБИНОВИЧ ШОЛОМ (Rabinovich Sholem), being the latter two stylized and in Ukrainian.

Edge

Smooth with in-depth legends