In the inset ring there is etched the italicized inscription: 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5/ hryvnia). Below and on the right there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine against the background of a sealing wax imprint and the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine. The outer ring contains the inscriptions: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine.) - above and 2003 - below.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
2003
Reverse description
There is a depiction of a sand-glass as a symbol of time on which background there are the following dates:1852 (above) and 2002 (beneath); to the left and to the right from the sand-glass there are books, maps and pictures are depicted. Along the circumference there is an inscription: ЦЕНТРАЛЬНИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ ІСТОРИЧНИЙ АРХІВ УКРАЇНИ (Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine)
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЦЕНТРАЛЬНИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ ІСТОРИЧНИЙ АРХІВ
УКРАЇНИ
1852 2002
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)