Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2017

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2017. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 35 mm and weighs 16.54 g.

Obverse

Above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), Ukraine's small coat of arms, and the coin issue year 2017; against a smooth background is the following conventionalized composition: a Ukrainian flag with a trident in the center, below which is a composition symbolizing a broken Russian empire; the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works is on the left.

Reverse

A moving flag bearer with a blue and yellow flag against the background of columns of demonstrators holding flags and banners. These demonstrators symbolize those dramatic events in Ukrainian history when there were mass rallies, slogans, and calls to independence, freedom, etc. (Ukrainian revolution)

Edge

Reeded