Above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), under which is the coin`s issue year - 2017, 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 main building of Nizhyn Gogol State University (above), to the right is the wooden St. George`s Church (in the town of Sedniv), under which is a slate relief from the Boris and Gleb Cathedral; below is a meander ornament (from the Mezine site), ears of wheat, a crane, and trees; in the center is a conventionalized image of the Desna River.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
2017
Reverse description
There is an image of the oblast`s coat of arms and the circumferential legend.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ
ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (Translation: Chernihiv oblast established in 1932)
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)