Above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) 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: Sharivka Palace made from white stone in the Neo-Gothic style of the late 19th century, below which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; to the right is a conventionalized tractor; to the left is the Mirror-Like Stream Fountain, which is one of Kharkiv’s landmarks; beneath are ears of wheat and a sunflower.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
2017
Reverse description
Oblast’s coat of arms and the circular legend.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ХАРКІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ
ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (Translation: Kharkiv oblast established in 1932)
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)