Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2017

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2017. Struck in Bimetallic: brass centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 28 mm and weighs 9.4 g.

Obverse

Above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) and П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works; in the center is a conventionalized composition that symbolizes the oblast: Sharivka Palace made from white stone in the Neo-Gothic style of the late 19th century, below which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; to the right is a conventionalized tractor; to the left is the Mirror-Like Stream Fountain, which is one of Kharkiv’s landmarks; beneath are ears of wheat and a sunflower.

Reverse

Oblast’s coat of arms and the circular legend. (Kharkiv oblast established in 1932)

Edge

Segmented reeding