Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2016

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2016. Struck in Silver (.925) (Local gilding). Measures 33 mm and weighs 16.94 g.

Obverse

Above is Ukraine's small coat of arms, the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016 and the coin face value 5/ ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center is a gilt fragment embossed on a rhyton (auroch's horn) that was found in the Black Grave (Chernihiv, A.D. 10th century), depicting two fighting wolves. Near the fragment is an image of the rhyton it comes from.

Reverse

There is an image of a wolf against the background of a fragment of a bracelet with wolves found in an ancient settlement in the Principality of Halych (A.D. 12th-13th centuries). (Wolf)

Edge

Smooth with in-depth legends