Ukraine 5 Hryven, 2018

5 Hryven from Ukraine. Issued in 2018. 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), П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; in the center is a composition that symbolizes the peninsula: the Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain), to the right of which is the coin’s issue year – 2018; against the backdrop of conventionalized waves is an ancient ship, below which are the Khan’s Palace in Bakhchysarai and the gazebo in which Prince Volodymyr was baptized (to the left); beneath are a bunch of grapes, an amphora, a Tatar and ancient coins, and mountain lavender flowers.

Reverse

Against the background of the ornament used on the work called “The Plate” by Rustem Skybin, is a conventionalized map of Ukraine; there are the following circular legends: АВТОНОМНА РЕСПУБЛІКА КРИМ (Autonomous Republic of Crimea) (above), УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (below).

Edge

Segmented reeding