5 Hryven (The Ostroh Academy) Coin

5 Hryven (The Ostroh Academy)

Country: Ukraine
Denomination: 5 Hryven 5 UAH = 0.18 USD
Year: 2001
Material: Copper-nickel-zinc
Weight: 16.54 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 35 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: ukraine

Description:

Obverse

On the coin obverse in its upper part there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and beneath there are depicted: printing attributes: a galley, printing-press and a cutting tool - to the right and a roll with a seal and an inkstand - to the left and the four line inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ, 2001 (Ukraine/ 2001/ 5 / hryvnia) and the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine

Reverse

On the coin reverse in the centre of the composition there is a depiction of a teacher and students; against the background there are the Round tower and church outlines. The general background combining this picture is the first page of the Ostroh ABC book printed at Ivan Fedorov`s printing house; to the left there is the family emblem of the prince Vasyl K.Ostrozhskiy and a semicircular inscription: ОСТРОЗЬКА АКАДЕМІЯ (Ostroh academy), and beneath, there is the Academy foundation date - 1576

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