Above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, to the right of which is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center is the building of the Ukrainian parliament with a floral ornament on the left of it; under the building is the coin`s issue year of 2016; below is the semicircular legend bearing the coin`s face value: 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias).
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
2016
Reverse description
In the center is a conventionalized image of an open book, above which is the twig of a guelder rose, to the right against a smooth background is the legend 20/РОКІВ (20/years) and the semicircular legend КОНСТИТУЦІЯ УКРАЇНИ (Ukrainian constitution); to the left, against a smooth background, is the text from the first articles of the Ukrainian constitution: Article 1. Ukraine is a sovereign, independent, democratic, social, and law-governed country. Article 2. Ukraine`s sovereignty applies to the entire country. Ukraine is a Unitarian country. Ukraine`s territory, as defined by the existing boundaries, is indivisible and inviolable. Article 3. A person, their life, health, honor, dignity, inviolability, and safety are of the highest social value in Ukraine.
