| Issuer | Ukraine |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 5 Hryven |
| Currency | Hryvnia (1996-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (German silver) |
| Weight | 16.54 g |
| Dimensions | 35 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#579, Zahreba#KM.5.80 |
| Obverse description | The Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above); the observatory building erected after the plans of V.Beretti together with the pavilion through which the Kyiv Meridian passed; thereunder there are the inscriptions АСТРОНОМІЧНА ОБСЕРВАТОРІЯ / КИЇВСЬКОГО НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО / УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ / ІМЕНІ ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА, 5 ГРИВЕНЬ/2010 (Astronomical Observatory / of the Kyiv National / University / named after Taras Shevchenko, 5 hryvnias / 2010) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (to the right). |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ АСТРОНОМІЧНА ОБСЕРВАТОРІЯ / КИЇВСЬКОГО НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО / УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ / ІМЕНІ ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА 5 ГРИВЕНЬ 2010 |
| Reverse description | A unique specimen of the astronomical equipment, i.e. the meridian circle installed in 1872; conventionalized night sky and the semicircular legend to the left. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | КИЇВСЬКИЙ МЕРИДІАН - 1845 (Translation: Kyiv Meridian - 1845) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2010 - Special Uncirculated - 45 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6125960020 |
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