5 Hryven (Ancient Vyshhorod) Coin

5 Hryven (Ancient Vyshhorod)

Country: Ukraine
Denomination: 5 Hryven 5 UAH = 0.18 USD
Year: 2016
Material: Copper-nickel-zinc
Weight: 16.54 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 35 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: ukraine

Description:

Obverse

Above is Ukraine's small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against a smooth background are the images of Boris and Gleb, two of the first saints to be canonized; between the saints is a cross, with an ornament beneath it; there are vertical legends: БОРИС (Boris) (on the left) and ГЛІБ (Gleb) (on the right); below are the coin face vale 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016, and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right).

Reverse

There is a color fragment of one of the oldest and most famous icons, Vladimir Mother of God (pad printed); to the left is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of a three-domed church are the images of a prince and his men outside the town gate, and the legends ДАВНІЙ ВИШГОРОД/ 946 РІК (ANCIENT VYSHHOROD/946).

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