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, below which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; 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: the Holy Trinity Cathedral, an 18th century unique wooden building built without the use of nails; to the right of the cathedral are conventionalized objects that represent the region’s focus on the construction of space rockets and metallurgical production – a satellite against the backdrop of starts and an excavator bucket, under which is a flower – a fragment from the Petrykivka painting style – and brushes; to the left of the cathedral are ears of wheat, which stand for the oblast’s great agricultural potential.

Reverse

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

Edge

Segmented reeding