| Issuer | Ukraine |
| Year | 2023 |
| 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, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Demianenko |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1071 |
| Obverse description | The obverse of the coin features: small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine (above), inscriptions: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (below the coat of arms); the denomination of the coin is 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) (to the right of the coat of arms); in the center - the symbolic wheel of life, which marks the rebirth of nature: the stylized international sign `Radiation threat`, wrapped in leaves, around which animals whose populations develop in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone, which has become a kind of breeding reserve, in particular, black storks, Przewalski`s horses , lynx, bison, elk, brown bear; in a circle, on a mirror background, the inscriptions: ЧОРНОБИЛЬСЬКИЙ РАДІАЦІЙНО-ЕКОЛОГІЧНИЙ БІОСФЕРНИЙ ЗАПОВІДНИК (to the left) CHORNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE; the coin’s issue year 2023 (below); and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (above). |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
ЧОРНОБИЛЬСЬКИЙ РАДІАЦІЙНО-ЕКОЛОГІЧНИЙ БІОСФЕРНИЙ ЗАПОВІДНИК
CHORNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE
2023 (Translation: Ukraine 5 hryvnias Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve 2023) |
| Reverse description | A lynx is depicted on a landscape background (pad printing was used), above which on the left, on a mirrored background, the inscriptions: РИСЬ/ЄВРАЗІЙСЬКА/EURASIAN LYNX; above - lynx and bobcats. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | РИСЬ
ЄВРАЗІЙСЬКА
EURASIAN LYNX (Translation: Eurasian lynx) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2023 - Souvenir packaging - 20 000 2023 - Special Uncirculated - 20 000 |
| Catalog ID | 7497421600 |
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